WashingtonSchoolsDesert Hills Middle School

Desert Hills Middle School

PublicRegular
KENNEWICK, Washington · Kennewick School District
Teachers41.0FTE
Ratio21.9:1students per teacher
Students897enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students897
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher21.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch27%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
3.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
40
2.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
906
1.0%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

14.8:116.5:118.2:119.8:121.5:123.2:12020202120222023202420.2:120.3:121.2:121.9:122.6:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

847859872885898910404041424343202020212022202320248688518898979064342424140EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment868851889897906
Teacher FTE4342424140
Pupil : Teacher ratio20.2:120.3:121.2:121.9:122.6:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience16.9 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree79%
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.