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Centralia High School

PublicRegular
Centralia, Washington · Centralia School District
Teachers49.0FTE
Ratio20.3:1students per teacher
Students993enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students993
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher20.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch72%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
1.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
46
6.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
941
5.2%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
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

14.7:116.6:118.5:120.5:122.4:124.3:12020202120222023202423.6:120.9:119.3:120.3:120.5:1Centralia High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

935947960972985997394244474952202020212022202320249469399869939414045514946EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment946939986993941
Teacher FTE4045514946
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.6:120.9:119.3:120.3:120.5:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience12.3 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree65%
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.