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Karoonda Area School

GovernmentCombinedR-12
Karoonda, SA 5307 · Outer Regional
Students145enrolled
Ratio1:9.3student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching15.5
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher9.3:1
Students145
Karoonda Area
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Karoonda Area School has 30 staff members (22.6 FTE), including 18 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.3:1-1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
18+1 FTE
15.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
7.1 FTE
Total Staff
30
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Karoonda Area
9.3:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.3:1, 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
18
15.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
7.1 FTE
Total Workforce
30
22.6 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.

11.413.315.217.1Nat avg13.613.814.014.114.813.413.914.114.515.511:111.1:19.5:19.1:18.7:19.9:19:19.4:110.3:19.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202515.51459.4:1-0.9
202414.515010.3:1+0.9
202314.11329.4:1+0.4
202213.91259:1-0.9
202113.41339.9:1+1.2
202014.81298.7:1-0.4
201914.11289.1:1-0.4
201814.01339.5:1-1.6
201713.815311.1:1+0.1
201613.615011:1—