WashingtonSchoolsGig Harbor High

Gig Harbor High

PublicRegular
Gig Harbor, Washington · Peninsula School District
Teachers56.0FTE
Ratio25.7:1students per teacher
Students1,439enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,439
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher25.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch16%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
2.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
52
7.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,375
4.4%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
16
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

14.5:117.1:119.6:122.2:124.7:127.3:12020202120222023202424.2:122.7:124.7:125.7:126.4:1Gig Harbor HighUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,3671,3911,4151,4381,4621,486515456586063202020212022202320241,4781,4081,4351,4391,3756162585652EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,4781,4081,4351,4391,375
Teacher FTE6162585652
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.2:122.7:124.7:125.7:126.4:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience16.2 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.