WashingtonSchoolsFairhaven Middle School

Fairhaven Middle School

PublicRegular
Bellingham, Washington · Bellingham School District
Teachers32.0FTE
Ratio18.2:1students per teacher
Students581enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students581
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher18.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch45%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
18.4:1
(2024)
1.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
32
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
588
(2024)
1.2%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
14
years
Counselor : Pupils
ASCA max 1:250
Nurse : Pupils
NASN max 1:750
Psychologist : Pupils
NASP max 1:500
Social Worker : Pupils
SSWAA max 1:250

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.2:115.9:116.6:117.2:117.9:118.6:12020202120222023202418.0:118.2:117.1:118.2:118.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Fairhaven Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

554568582595609623313233333435202020212022202320245596185975815883134353232EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment559618597581588
Teacher FTE3134353232
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.0:118.2:117.1:118.2:118.4:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.8 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree81%
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.