IllinoisSchoolsSarah Adams Elementary School

Sarah Adams Elementary School

PublicRegular
Lake Zurich, Illinois · Lake Zurich CUSD 95
Teachers30.0FTE
Ratio14.2:1students per teacher
Students426enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students426
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher14.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch28%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
13.4%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
35
17%vs prior yr
Enrollment
429
0.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

11.9:112.7:113.4:114.2:114.9:115.7:12020202120222023202412.6:112.2:114.2:112.3:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3573723884034194343031323334352020202120222023202436237740442642930333035EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment362377404426429
Teacher FTE30333035
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.6:112.2:114.2:112.3:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.