WashingtonSchoolsHanford High School

Hanford High School

PublicRegular
Richland, Washington · Richland School District
Teachers82.0FTE
Ratio23.9:1students per teacher
Students1,958enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,958
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher23.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch34%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
3.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
85
3.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,959
0.1%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
15
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

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.6:122.6:124.6:12020202120222023202423.4:122.7:121.5:123.9:123.0:1Hanford High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,7721,8191,8671,9141,9622,009828283848585202020212022202320241,9931,8881,7881,9581,9598583838285EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,9931,8881,7881,9581,959
Teacher FTE8583838285
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.4:122.7:121.5:123.9:123.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience15.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree76%
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.