WashingtonSchoolsPacific Crest Online Academy

Pacific Crest Online Academy

PublicRegular
West Richland, Washington · Richland School District
Teachers19.0FTE
Ratio18.1:1students per teacher
Students343enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students343
Grade Span0–12
Student:Teacher18.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch55%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
5.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
19
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
325
5.2%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

14.7:116.7:118.6:120.5:122.4:124.4:1202120222023202423.7:115.6:118.1:117.1:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

301333365397429461191919202020202120222023202445031234332519201919EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment450312343325
Teacher FTE19201919
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.7:115.6:118.1:117.1:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience14.9 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree74%
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 20212024 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.