WashingtonSchoolsOcean Beach Options Academy

Ocean Beach Options Academy

PublicAlternative/other
Long Beach, Washington · Ocean Beach School District
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio30.0:1students per teacher
Students60enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students60
Grade Span0–12
Student:Teacher30.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch75%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
56.0:1
87%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
1
50.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
56
6.7%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
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

11.7:121.2:130.7:140.3:149.8:159.3:12020202120222023202440.8:122.8:115.0:130.0:156.0:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

477297122147172112344202020212022202320241639160605644421EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment16391606056
Teacher FTE44421
Pupil : Teacher ratio40.8:122.8:115.0:130.0:156.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.5 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree50%
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.