WashingtonSchoolsPeninsula High School

Peninsula High School

PublicRegular
Gig Harbor, Washington · Peninsula School District
Teachers65.0FTE
Ratio21.5:1students per teacher
Students1,395enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,395
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher21.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch29%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
0.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
63
3.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,345
3.6%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
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

14.8:116.5:118.2:119.9:121.6:123.3:12020202120222023202422.7:121.4:121.4:121.5:121.3:1Peninsula High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,3341,3651,3961,4261,4571,488636465666768202020212022202320241,4771,4521,3721,3951,3456568646563EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,4771,4521,3721,3951,345
Teacher FTE6568646563
Pupil : Teacher ratio22.7:121.4:121.4:121.5:121.3:115.4:1

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.