WashingtonSchoolsHofstetter Elementary

Hofstetter Elementary

PublicRegular
Colville, Washington · Colville School District
Teachers24.0FTE
Ratio16.7:1students per teacher
Students400enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students400
Grade Span0–2
Student:Teacher16.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch67%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
6.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
23
4.2%vs prior yr
Enrollment
407
1.8%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

11.9:113.1:114.4:115.6:116.9:118.1:12020202120222023202412.3:115.0:116.4:116.7:117.7:1Hofstetter ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

287313339364390416212122232424202020212022202320242963153784004072421232423EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment296315378400407
Teacher FTE2421232423
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.3:115.0:116.4:116.7:117.7:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience10.8 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree47%
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.