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Mitchell State School

GovernmentCombinedPrep-10
Mitchell, QLD 4465 · Very Remote
Students118enrolled
Ratio1:8.6student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
16
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.8
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher8.6:1
Students118
Mitchell State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mitchell State School has 27 staff members (22.1 FTE), including 16 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.6:1+0.9
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
16-0.8 FTE
13.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
8.3 FTE
Total Staff
27
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Mitchell State School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Mitchell State
8.6:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.6:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
16
13.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
8.3 FTE
Total Workforce
27
22.1 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2016–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

10.112.114.116.1Nat avg14.413.412.813.913.013.011.913.714.613.89.8:19.9:110.7:19.9:19.8:19.2:19.2:18.7:17.7:18.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.81188.6:1+0.9
202414.61127.7:1-1
202313.71198.7:1-0.5
202211.91099.2:10
202113.01199.2:1-0.6
202013.01289.8:1-0.1
201913.91379.9:1-0.8
201812.813710.7:1+0.8
201713.41329.9:1+0.1
201614.41419.8:1—