WashingtonSchoolsHighline High School

Highline High School

PublicRegular
Burien, Washington · Highline School District
Teachers68.0FTE
Ratio20.7:1students per teacher
Students1,408enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,408
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher20.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch70%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
4.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
66
2.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,423
1.1%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
11
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

14.9:116.4:118.0:119.5:121.1:122.6:12020202120222023202421.6:120.6:122.1:120.7:121.6:1Highline High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,0061,0961,1851,2751,3641,454465156606570202020212022202320241,0371,1151,3261,4081,4234854606866EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,0371,1151,3261,4081,423
Teacher FTE4854606866
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.6:120.6:122.1:120.7:121.6:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree85%
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.