WashingtonSchoolsEarly Learning Center

Early Learning Center

PublicSpecial education
Ellensburg, Washington · Ellensburg School District
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio27.5:1students per teacher
Students55enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students55
Grade Span
Student:Teacher27.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch66%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
1.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
2
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
54
1.8%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
9
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

14.2:117.6:121.0:124.4:127.8:131.2:12020202120222023202426.0:119.0:130.0:127.5:127.0:1Early Learning CenterUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

36414652576211223320202021202220232024523860555422222EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment5238605554
Teacher FTE22222
Pupil : Teacher ratio26.0:119.0:130.0:127.5:127.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience9.4 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree33%
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.