CaliforniaSchoolsBarack Obama Charter

Barack Obama Charter

PublicRegularCharter
Los Angeles, California · Barack Obama Charter District
Teachers15.0FTE
Ratio25.0:1students per teacher
Students375enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students375
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher25.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch90%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
15.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
17
13%vs prior yr
Enrollment
360
4.0%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

14.1:117.9:121.7:125.6:129.4:133.2:12020202120222023202431.9:129.6:126.1:125.0:121.2:1Barack Obama CharterUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

355369382395408422131415151617202020212022202320244154144173753601314161517EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment415414417375360
Teacher FTE1314161517
Pupil : Teacher ratio31.9:129.6:126.1:125.0:121.2:115.4:1

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.