WashingtonSchoolsCPSD Open Doors Program

CPSD Open Doors Program

PublicAlternative/other
Lakewood, Washington · Clover Park School District
Teachers6.0FTE
Ratio41.2:1students per teacher
Students247enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students247
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher41.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch86%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
30.7:1
25.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
9
50%vs prior yr
Enrollment
276
12%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
10
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

12.5:121.0:129.5:138.1:146.6:155.1:12020202120222023202451.0:152.2:136.3:141.2:130.7:1CPSD Open Doors ProgramUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1982152322482652824567892020202120222023202420420921824727644669EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment204209218247276
Teacher FTE44669
Pupil : Teacher ratio51.0:152.2:136.3:141.2:130.7:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience9.6 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree79%
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.