WashingtonSchoolsWest Seattle High School

West Seattle High School

PublicRegular
SEATTLE, Washington · Seattle School District No. 1
Teachers63.0FTE
Ratio22.1:1students per teacher
Students1,392enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,392
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher22.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch19%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
22.8:1
(2024)
3.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
65
(2024)
3.2%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,479
(2024)
6.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
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

14.8:116.5:118.2:120.0:121.7:123.4:12020202120222023202421.1:121.1:122.1:122.1:122.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1West Seattle High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,1121,1911,2701,3481,4271,506535658616366202020212022202320241,1391,2261,3291,3921,4795458606365EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,1391,2261,3291,3921,479
Teacher FTE5458606365
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.1:121.1:122.1:122.1:122.8:115.4:1

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.