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Anacortes School District

Anacortes, Washington · Public school district · #99 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,595

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,351

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Washington median

18.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Anacortes School District is a public school district based in Anacortes, Washington, serving 2,595 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #99 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 34% of them. Its schools average 324 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,351 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.5 students per teacher.

How Anacortes compares

AnacortesWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,351

Washington median $14,904 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,608

Washington median $8,883 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school324

Washington median 435 · 26% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.5

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor371

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$49.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 60%Local 34%

Measure	Anacortes	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,351	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,608	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$46.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$49.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	140	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	275	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.5	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	371	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
Washougal School DistrictWashougal	2,687	9	$15,633	19.5	#98
Anacortes School DistrictAnacortes · this district	2,595	8	$16,351	18.5	#99
Sequim School DistrictSequim	2,580	6	$16,268	17.9	#100
Prosser School DistrictProsser	2,534	6	$14,649	16.9	#101
Clarkston School DistrictClarkston	2,495	10	$13,525	18.2	#102

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Exeter UnifiedExeter, CA	2,597	$13,072	20.9
Greene CountyGreensboro, GA	2,597	$14,815	11.8
Arab CityArab, AL	2,595	$9,498	17.1
Orinda UnionOrinda, CA	2,594	$13,192	21.1

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.

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