WashingtonSchoolsBethel Middle School

Bethel Middle School

PublicRegular
Spanaway, Washington · Bethel School District
Teachers32.0FTE
Ratio20.9:1students per teacher
Students668enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students668
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher20.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch58%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
1.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
3.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
661
1.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
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

14.9:116.3:117.7:119.0:120.4:121.8:12020202120222023202420.5:119.7:121.1:120.9:121.3:1Bethel Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

657668679691702713313233343536202020212022202320246787096976686613336333231EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment678709697668661
Teacher FTE3336333231
Pupil : Teacher ratio20.5:119.7:121.1:120.9:121.3:115.4:1

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.