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Elliston Area School

GovernmentCombinedR-12
Elliston, SA 5670 · Very Remote
Students61enrolled
Ratio1:8.5student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching7.2
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Students61
Elliston Area
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Elliston Area School has 18 staff members (11.7 FTE), including 10 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.5:1+1.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10-1.8 FTE
7.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
4.5 FTE
Total Staff
18
35% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Elliston Area
8.5:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.5:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
10
7.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
4.5 FTE
Total Workforce
18
11.7 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.

6.17.48.69.9Nat avg7.37.57.58.38.97.89.07.69.07.28.4:19.2:18.9:18.7:18.4:18.8:17.8:19.5:17.4:18.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20257.2618.5:1+1.1
20249.0677.4:1-2.1
20237.6729.5:1+1.7
20229.0707.8:1-1
20217.8698.8:1+0.4
20208.9758.4:1-0.3
20198.3728.7:1-0.2
20187.5678.9:1-0.3
20177.5699.2:1+0.8
20167.3618.4:1—