Springfield City Wire

The ratio of students to teachers in Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield District fell by 29.2% in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 175 students being taught by 9 teachers in Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield District, which covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Springfield. That's an average of 19.4 students per teacher in the district during the 2021-22 school year.

In the previous year, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield District had 208 students and 7.6 teachers on staff.

Massachusetts has roughly one teacher for every 13 students, which is better than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

However, the state is facing a teacher shortage, just like the rest of the U.S. NewsNation reported that the state was offering emergency teaching licenses to educators who only had bachelor’s degrees, in an effort to get more teachers into schools.

Previous Year	Student-to-teacher ratio	Current year	Student-to-teacher ratio
2020-21	27.4:1	2021-22	19.4:1