WashingtonSchoolsCascade Public Schools

Cascade Public Schools

PublicRegularCharter
Des Moines, Washington · Why Not You Academy
Teachers12.0FTE
Ratio16.1:1students per teacher
Students193enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students193
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher16.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch5%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
1.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
8
33.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
126
34.7%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
1
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

13.1:113.7:114.4:115.0:115.7:116.3:1202120222023202414.3:113.3:116.1:115.8:1Cascade Public SchoolsUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

931141361571792007891011122021202220232024100146193126711128EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment100146193126
Teacher FTE711128
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.3:113.3:116.1:115.8:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience1.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree31%
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 20212024 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.