WashingtonSchoolsOrchard Heights Elementary

Orchard Heights Elementary

PublicRegular
PORT ORCHARD, Washington · South Kitsap School District
Teachers41.0FTE
Ratio13.4:1students per teacher
Students550enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students550
Grade Span
Student:Teacher13.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch58%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
1.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
40
2.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
529
3.8%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
13
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

12.1:112.8:113.5:114.2:114.9:115.6:12020202120222023202413.3:112.3:114.1:113.4:113.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

527534541547554561394041424344202020212022202320245595405495505294244394140EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment559540549550529
Teacher FTE4244394140
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.3:112.3:114.1:113.4:113.2:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience12.5 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree66%
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.