WashingtonSchoolsShuksan Middle School

Shuksan Middle School

PublicRegular
Bellingham, Washington · Bellingham School District
Teachers34.0FTE
Ratio17.0:1students per teacher
Students578enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students578
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher17.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch61%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
1.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
36
5.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
606
4.8%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

14.7:115.2:115.7:116.2:116.7:117.2:12020202120222023202416.6:114.9:116.1:117.0:116.8:1Shuksan Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

527556585615644673343536383940202020212022202320246635375795786064036363436EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment663537579578606
Teacher FTE4036363436
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.6:114.9:116.1:117.0:116.8:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience14.4 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree78%
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.