How do districts compare?
Published 1:30 am Saturday, September 3, 2022
Here are comparisons of three North Olympic Peninsula public school districts.
Port Angeles School District (nine schools, 3,400 students)
Class size caps
• K-1, 23 students
• 2-3, 26 students
• 4-5, 29 students
• 6-8, (174 total students)
• 9-12 (160 total students)
Preparation time: 30 minutes a day
Base salary
• First-year teacher (BA),* $47,167
• 5 years experience (BA),* $52,184
• 10 years experience (BA+ 30 hours)** $59,711
Sequim School District (six schools, 2,700 students)
Class size caps
• K, 20
• 1-3, 22
• 4-5, 26
• 6-8, 29
•9-12, 32
Preparation time: 40 minutes a day
Base Salary
• First-year teacher (BA),* $52,406
• 5 years experience (BA),* 57,435
• 10 years experience (BA + 30 hours), ** $67,161
Port Townsend School District (four schools, 1,100 students)
Class size caps
• K-2, 21 students
• 3, 23 students
• 4-5, 27 students
• 6, 27 (155 total students per day)
• 7-8, 29 (155 students total students)
• 9-12, 32 (155 total students)
Preparation time: 45 minutes a day
Base salary
(2022-2023 school year; will rise in 2023-24)
• First year teacher with a BA*: $53,518
• 5 years experience (BA)* $60,788
• 10 years experience (BA + 30 hours) ** $75,466
* BA = bachelor’s degree
**BA+30 = bachelor’s degree + 30 hours/credits beyond a bachelor’s degree
