WashingtonSchoolsSouth Whidbey Academy

South Whidbey Academy

PublicAlternative/other
Langley, Washington · South Whidbey School District
Teachers1.0FTE
Ratio43.0:1students per teacher
Students43enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students43
Grade Span10–12
Student:Teacher43.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch56%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
42.0:1
2.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
1
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
42
2.3%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
23
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

13.2:119.6:126.0:132.4:138.8:145.2:12020202120222023202443.0:142.0:1South Whidbey AcademyUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

37383941424300112220202021202220232024374337434211EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment3743374342
Teacher FTE11
Pupil : Teacher ratio43.0:142.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience22.7 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree60%
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.