STAFF PLANNING TOOLKIT
Do the staffing math before you change your schedule.
See how your schedule model, class sizes and staffing ratio shape the number of teachers you need. Built by Timely’s team of former educators and district leaders.

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How many teachers do you need?
Estimate how many teachers each grade needs, based on enrollment, your schedule model and your target class size.
GO DEEPER
Model a schedule change before you make it.
Three more calculators for testing a new schedule model, a new class size target, or the staffing ratio you at which you budget.
Schedule and class size model change
See how many FTEs a new schedule model, a new target class size, or both would save or add.
Run the numbers before you change your schedule
Enter your details to unlock all three calculators. With them, you can:
- See how many teachers a new schedule model or class size would save or add
- Find the staffing ratio to budget at for the class size you want
- Check whether your staffing ratio produces class sizes within your cap
Class size to staffing ratio
Turn the class size you want into the student-to-teacher ratio to to inform your staffing allocation and budget.
Staffing ratio to class size
See the class size your staffing ratio actually produces, and check it against your max class size.