WashingtonSchoolsYelm Prairie Elementary

Yelm Prairie Elementary

PublicRegular
Yelm, Washington · Yelm School District
Teachers26.0FTE
Ratio16.8:1students per teacher
Students438enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students438
Grade Span
Student:Teacher16.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch52%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
17.8:1
(2024)
6.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
24
(2024)
7.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
427
(2024)
2.5%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
13
years

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.2:115.8:116.3:116.9:117.4:118.0:12020202120222023202416.0:116.5:117.6:116.8:117.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Yelm Prairie ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

397406415425434443242425252626202020212022202320244004304404384272526252624EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment400430440438427
Teacher FTE2526252624
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.0:116.5:117.6:116.8:117.8:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.1 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree71%
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.