Bethel Hope Early Learning Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Spanaway, Washington

Bethel Hope Early Learning Center in Spanaway, Washington enrolled 163 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 23.3 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

141 students in 2022-23, 148 students in 2023-24, 163 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 7.0.

Students enrolled at Bethel Hope Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231412023-241482024-25163
Students enrolled at Bethel Hope Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231412023-241482024-25163
Students enrolled at Bethel Hope Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231412023-241482024-25163
Students enrolled at Bethel Hope Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1630501001502002022-231412023-241482024-25163
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231418.017.7
2023-241487.021.1
2024-251637.023.3

23.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Washington elementary schools

Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 23.3; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.3state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 23.3; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.3state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 23.3; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.3state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 23.3; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.3state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bethel Hope Early Learning Center enrolled 58 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent91.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.4% of students were White, 31.3% Hispanic, 17.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White34.4%
  2. Hispanic31.3%
  3. Two or more races17.8%
  4. Black8.0%
  5. American Indian3.7%
  6. Pacific Islander3.1%
  7. Asian1.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Spanaway

7 public elementary schools in Spanaway report 2024-25 enrollment; Bethel Hope Early Learning Center is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Shining Mountain Elementary61316.353.2%
Elk Plain School of Choice57417.030.3%
Evergreen Elementary53014.754.9%
Camas Prairie Elementary52913.555.8%
Pioneer Valley Elementary52415.545.2%
Spanaway Elementary37114.360.6%
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center16323.370.6%

All public schools in Spanaway →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bethel Hope Early Learning Center

  1. Spanaway ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 371 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Camas Prairie ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 529 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Bethel Hope Early Learning Center with Spanaway ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bethel School District 403 spends per student$15,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,370
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonBethel Hope Early Learning Center is the number 1,105 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,105 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher23.3 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.23.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bethel Hope Early Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Bethel Hope Early Learning Center?
    163 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 141 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spanaway, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel Hope Early Learning Center?
    23.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bethel Hope Early Learning Center a Title I school?
    Bethel Hope Early Learning Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bethel Hope Early Learning Center in?
    Bethel School District 403, NCES district ID 5300480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530048003786 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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