WashingtonSchoolsElk Plain School of Choice

Elk Plain School of Choice

PublicRegular
Spanaway, Washington · Bethel School District
Teachers35.0FTE
Ratio16.4:1students per teacher
Students575enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students575
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher16.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch36%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
6.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
33
5.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
574
0.2%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
14
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

15.2:115.7:116.2:116.6:117.1:117.6:12020202120222023202415.4:115.9:115.8:116.4:117.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

518530542555567579333334353636202020212022202320245225565705755743435363533EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment522556570575574
Teacher FTE3435363533
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.4:115.9:115.8:116.4:117.4:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.9 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree83%
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.