WashingtonSchoolsFoster Senior High School

Foster Senior High School

PublicRegular
Tukwila, Washington · Tukwila School District
Teachers40.0FTE
Ratio22.3:1students per teacher
Students893enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students893
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher22.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch78%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
7.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
38
5.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
910
1.9%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
11
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

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.6:122.6:124.6:12020202120222023202419.5:119.4:120.6:122.3:123.9:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

765796827859890921383940404142202020212022202320248217768648939104240424038EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment821776864893910
Teacher FTE4240424038
Pupil : Teacher ratio19.5:119.4:120.6:122.3:123.9:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.4 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree79%
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.