WashingtonSchoolsUniversity Place Primary

University Place Primary

PublicRegular
UNIVERSITY PLA, Washington · University Place School District
Teachers33.0FTE
Ratio15.8:1students per teacher
Students520enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students520
Grade Span
Student:Teacher15.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch45%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
3.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
32
3.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
522
0.4%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
17
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

12.4:113.2:114.1:114.9:115.8:116.6:12020202120222023202414.4:112.7:114.7:115.8:116.3:1University Place PrimaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

465477489502514526323334353637202020212022202320245194695015205223637343332EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment519469501520522
Teacher FTE3637343332
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.4:112.7:114.7:115.8:116.3:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience16.8 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.