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Derby District High School

GovernmentCombinedK-12
Derby, WA 6728 · Very Remote
Students606enrolled
Ratio1:9.4student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
65
teaching staff
FTE Teaching62.8
Non-Teaching54
Student:Teacher9.4:1
Students606
Derby District
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Derby District High School has 119 staff members (111.6 FTE), including 65 teachers and 54 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.4:1-0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
65+2.3 FTE
62.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
54
48.8 FTE
Total Staff
119
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Derby District High School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Derby District
9.4:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.4:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
65
62.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
54
48.8 FTE
Total Workforce
119
111.6 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2016–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

44.452.660.869.1Nat avg52.256.854.856.057.158.257.458.760.562.811.8:111.8:111.4:110.8:19.9:110.1:19.8:19.7:19.6:19.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202562.86069.6:10
202460.55809.6:1-0.1
202358.75699.7:1-0.1
202257.45659.8:1-0.3
202158.258810.1:1+0.2
202057.15649.9:1-0.9
201956.060710.8:1-0.6
201854.862211.4:1-0.4
201756.867311.8:10
201652.261511.8:1—