WashingtonSchoolsBenge Elementary

Benge Elementary

PublicRegular
BENGE, Washington · Benge School District
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio5.5:1students per teacher
Students11enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students11
Grade Span0–6
Student:Teacher5.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
27%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
2
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
14
27%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

1.1:15.2:19.2:113.3:117.3:121.4:12020202120222023202420.0:16.0:12.5:15.5:17.0:1Benge ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

47111418211112222020202120222023202420125111412222EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment201251114
Teacher FTE12222
Pupil : Teacher ratio20.0:16.0:12.5:15.5:17.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.0 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree50%
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.