WashingtonSchoolsGarfield High School

Garfield High School

PublicRegular
SEATTLE, Washington · Seattle School District No. 1
Teachers68.0FTE
Ratio24.1:1students per teacher
Students1,641enrolled
Workforce
68.0
full-time equivalent teachers
Student:Teacher24.1:1
Students1,641

Workforce Snapshot (2023)

Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)68.0
Student : Teacher Ratio24.1 : 1
Total Enrollment1,641
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (2023).

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.

Student : 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.

Typical US ranges

National public-school average is around 15–16:1. Elementary schools generally have lower ratios; large comprehensive high schools often run higher. Charters and magnets vary widely.

Year-over-Year Workforce History

Historical teacher staffing trends will appear here once multiple years of NCES CCD staffing files have been ingested. Check back in the next ingestion pass.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data