WashingtonSchoolsGrainger Elementary

Grainger Elementary

PublicRegular
Okanogan, Washington · Okanogan School District
Teachers28.0FTE
Ratio15.6:1students per teacher
Students437enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students437
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch66%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
10.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
29
3.6%vs prior yr
Enrollment
404
7.6%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
13
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

13.1:114.2:115.3:116.5:117.6:118.7:12020202120222023202418.3:113.5:114.9:115.6:113.9:1Grainger ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

387402417432447462252627272829202020212022202320244573924174374042529282829EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment457392417437404
Teacher FTE2529282829
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.3:113.5:114.9:115.6:113.9:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.4 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree58%
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.