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Aberdeen School District

Aberdeen, Washington · Public school district · #86 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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3,183

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,782

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Washington median

18.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Aberdeen School District is a public school district based in Aberdeen, Washington, serving 3,183 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #86 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 245 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $13,782 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.7 students per teacher.

How Aberdeen compares

AberdeenWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,782

Washington median $14,904 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,409

Washington median $8,883 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Students per school245

Washington median 435 · 44% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.7

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor354

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$54.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 74%Local 13%

Measure	Aberdeen	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,782	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,409	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$49.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$54.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	170	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	382	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.7	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	354	368	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Washington median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Washington

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Burlington-Edison School DistrictBurlington	3,276	9	$17,184	16.0	#84
Wapato School DistrictWapato	3,198	11	$15,834	17.0	#85
Aberdeen School DistrictAberdeen · this district	3,183	13	$13,782	18.7	#86
Quincy School DistrictQuincy	3,162	9	$15,468	16.5	#87
Chehalis School DistrictChehalis	3,142	8	$14,793	18.5	#88

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Morgan DistrictMorgan, UT	3,185	$7,838	19.2
Dover Area School DistrictDover, PA	3,184	$15,693	14.2
Carthage Central School DistrictCarthage, NY	3,183	$20,366	10.8
Westlake CityWestlake, OH	3,183	$16,101	14.3

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wa-aberdeen-school-district