Why this matters
NCES pupil:teacher ratio is enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent teaching staff. It isn't class size — specialists, resource teachers and coaches pull the ratio down without changing what's happening in a classroom — but a lower ratio generally means more adult attention per student.
What we're seeing
At Campus Community, the student:teacher ratio has fallen 11% over the 5-year window — from 17.5:1 in 2019 to 15.5:1 in 2023. The gap vs US average of 15.4:1 has narrowed — from 2.1:1 above in 2019 to 0.1:1 above in 2023.