WashingtonSchoolsYakima Open Doors

Yakima Open Doors

PublicAlternative/other
Yakima, Washington · Yakima School District
Teachers1.0FTE
Ratio319.0:1students per teacher
Students319enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students319
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher319.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch88%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
272.0:1
14.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
1
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
272
14.7%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
18
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

0.0:168.7:1137.3:1206.0:1274.6:1343.3:120202021202220232024120.0:1220.0:1170.0:1319.0:1272.0:1Yakima Open DoorsUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1041501962432893350011222020202120222023202412022017031927211111EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment120220170319272
Teacher FTE11111
Pupil : Teacher ratio120.0:1220.0:1170.0:1319.0:1272.0:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience18.2 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree40%
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.