WashingtonSchoolsWest Hills S.T.E.M. Academy

West Hills S.T.E.M. Academy

PublicRegular
Bremerton, Washington · Bremerton School District
Teachers22.0FTE
Ratio15.0:1students per teacher
Students329enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students329
Grade Span
Student:Teacher15.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch73%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
5.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
20
9.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
283
14.0%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
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

11.7:112.5:113.3:114.1:114.9:115.7:12020202120222023202414.8:112.6:112.0:115.0:114.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

262323385446508569192327313539202020212022202320245484783133292833738262220EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment548478313329283
Teacher FTE3738262220
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.8:112.6:112.0:115.0:114.2:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.9 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree56%
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.