WashingtonSchoolsBeacon Hill International School

Beacon Hill International School

PublicRegular
SEATTLE, Washington · Seattle School District No. 1
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio13.9:1students per teacher
Students347enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students347
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher13.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch49%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
0.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
25
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
348
0.3%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
15
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.3:112.9:113.6:114.3:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202414.9:112.5:114.2:113.9:113.9:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

321335350364379393242425252626202020212022202320243883263423473482626242525EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment388326342347348
Teacher FTE2626242525
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.9:112.5:114.2:113.9:113.9:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience14.7 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree88%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.