WashingtonSchoolsLynden Middle School

Lynden Middle School

PublicRegular
LYNDEN, Washington · Lynden School District
Teachers36.0FTE
Ratio19.6:1students per teacher
Students705enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students705
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher19.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch42%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
2.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
37
2.8%vs prior yr
Enrollment
705
0.0%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

15.1:116.0:117.0:118.0:119.0:119.9:12020202120222023202416.1:116.9:117.9:119.6:119.1:1Lynden Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

606627648670691712363637373838202020212022202320246136416437057053838363637EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment613641643705705
Teacher FTE3838363637
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.1:116.9:117.9:119.6:119.1:115.4:1

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.