WashingtonSchoolsFranklin Pierce High School

Franklin Pierce High School

PublicRegular
TACOMA, Washington · Franklin Pierce School District
Teachers64.0FTE
Ratio17.8:1students per teacher
Students1,138enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,138
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher17.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch65%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
1.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
54
15.6%vs prior yr
Enrollment
977
14.1%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
11
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

15.0:116.1:117.2:118.4:119.5:120.6:12020202120222023202420.2:118.5:117.8:117.8:118.1:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

9601,0101,0591,1091,1581,208535658606265202020212022202320241,1911,1451,1411,1389775962646454EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,1911,1451,1411,138977
Teacher FTE5962646454
Pupil : Teacher ratio20.2:118.5:117.8:117.8:118.1:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience10.6 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree77%
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.