WashingtonSchoolsGlacier Peak High School

Glacier Peak High School

PublicRegular
Snohomish, Washington · Snohomish School District
Teachers68.0FTE
Ratio24.0:1students per teacher
Students1,630enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,630
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher24.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch17%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
25.3:1
(2024)
5.4%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
65
(2024)
4.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,642
(2024)
0.7%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
17
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

14.6:117.0:119.4:121.7:124.1:126.5:12020202120222023202425.7:124.2:124.7:124.0:125.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Glacier Peak High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,6231,6441,6641,6851,7051,726656667686970202020212022202320241,7191,6941,6301,6301,6426770666865EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,7191,6941,6301,6301,642
Teacher FTE6770666865
Pupil : Teacher ratio25.7:124.2:124.7:124.0:125.3:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience16.7 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree83%
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.