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Arlington School District

Arlington, Washington · Public school district · #56 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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5,588

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,017

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Arlington School District is a public school district based in Arlington, Washington, serving 5,588 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #56 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 508 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,017 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Arlington compares

ArlingtonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,017

Washington median $14,904 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,572

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

Students per school508

Washington median 435 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor466

Washington median 368 · 27% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$89.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 76%Local 18%

Measure	Arlington	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,017	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,572	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$89.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$89.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	293	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	570	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	466	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
Yelm School DistrictYelm	5,671	10	$14,839	20.0	#52
Cheney School DistrictCheney	5,662	13	$13,406	17.1	#53
Oak Harbor School DistrictOak Harbor	5,635	12	$15,257	16.7	#54
University Place School DistrictUniversity Place	5,635	8	$14,392	19.1	#55
Arlington School DistrictArlington · this district	5,588	11	$15,017	19.1	#56

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Tulare Joint Union HighTulare, CA	5,598	$14,279	20.7
Russellville School DistrictRussellville, AR	5,591	$11,680	13.5
Perrysburg Exempted VillagePerrysburg, OH	5,584	$12,062	17.6
Greenville ISDGreenville, TX	5,583	$9,773	15.1

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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