WashingtonSchoolsBurlington-Edison Alternative School

Burlington-Edison Alternative School

PublicAlternative/other
Burlington, Washington · Burlington-Edison School District
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio8.5:1students per teacher
Students17enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students17
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch77%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
8.5:1
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
2
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
4
(2024)
76.5%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
11
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

6.8:111.8:116.8:121.7:126.7:131.7:12020202120222023202430.0:110.5:111.5:18.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2814202632111222202020212022202320243021231741222EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment302123174
Teacher FTE1222
Pupil : Teacher ratio30.0:110.5:111.5:18.5:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.3 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree75%
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.