WashingtonSchoolsWest Auburn Senior High School

West Auburn Senior High School

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AUBURN, Washington · Auburn School District
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students
Grade Span
Student:Teacher
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
11.9:1
(2022)
32%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
16
(2022)
6.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
190
(2022)
41%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
15
years
Counselor : Pupils
ASCA max 1:250
Nurse : Pupils
NASN max 1:750
Psychologist : Pupils
NASP max 1:500
Social Worker : Pupils
SSWAA max 1:250

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

8.5:110.0:111.5:112.9:114.4:115.9:1201920202021202211.2:19.4:19.0:111.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

130145160176191206151516171818201920202021202220117013519018181516EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2019202020212022Nat Avg
Enrollment201170135190
Teacher FTE18181516
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.2:19.4:19.0:111.9:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience15.0 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree82%
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 20192022 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.