WashingtonSchoolsHamilton International Middle School

Hamilton International Middle School

PublicRegular
SEATTLE, Washington · Seattle School District No. 1
Teachers39.0FTE
Ratio23.0:1students per teacher
Students897enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students897
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher23.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch11%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
4.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
41
5.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
983
9.6%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
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

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.7:122.7:124.7:12020202120222023202420.3:119.7:122.6:123.0:124.0:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

8869189519831,0161,048384144464952202020212022202320241,0379249288979835147413941EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,037924928897983
Teacher FTE5147413941
Pupil : Teacher ratio20.3:119.7:122.6:123.0:124.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.5 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree92%
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.