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Melville Senior High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Melville, WA 6156 · Major Cities
Students1,398enrolled
Ratio1:14.4student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
112
teaching staff
FTE Teaching97.3
Non-Teaching59
Student:Teacher14.4:1
Students1,398
Melville Senior
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Key Workforce Metrics

Melville Senior High School has 171 staff members (141.5 FTE), including 112 teachers and 59 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.4:1+0.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
112-0.7 FTE
97.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
59
44.2 FTE
Total Staff
171
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Melville Senior
14.4:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
112
97.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
59
44.2 FTE
Total Workforce
171
141.5 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.

82.794.5106.3118Nat avg105.4107.3103.6102.4102.6103.3100.2101.198.097.313:112.9:113.5:113.7:113.7:113.5:113.4:113.6:113.9:114.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202597.31,39814.4:1+0.5
202498.01,36713.9:1+0.3
2023101.11,38013.6:1+0.2
2022100.21,34413.4:1-0.1
2021103.31,39913.5:1-0.2
2020102.61,40213.7:10
2019102.41,40113.7:1+0.2
2018103.61,39413.5:1+0.6
2017107.31,38712.9:1-0.1
2016105.41,37513:1—