WashingtonSchoolsGriffin Bay School

Griffin Bay School

PublicAlternative/other
Friday Harbor, Washington · San Juan Island School District
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio17.5:1students per teacher
Students35enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students35
Grade Span0–12
Student:Teacher17.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch34%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
34%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
2
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
47
34%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

9.7:126.3:142.9:159.5:176.1:192.7:12020202120222023202487.0:123.0:118.0:117.5:123.5:1Griffin Bay SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

31435567799111122220202021202220232024874636354712222EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment8746363547
Teacher FTE12222
Pupil : Teacher ratio87.0:123.0:118.0:117.5:123.5:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience10.8 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree85%
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.