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Battle Ground School District

Battle Ground, Washington · Public school district · #26 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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12,754

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,515

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

18.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Battle Ground School District is a public school district based in Battle Ground, Washington, serving 12,754 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 607 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,515 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.1 students per teacher.

How Battle Ground compares

Battle GroundWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,515

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

Instruction spending per student$8,544

Washington median $8,883 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school607

Washington median 435 · 40% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor399

Washington median 368 · 8% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$196.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 74%Local 22%

Measure	Battle Ground	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,515	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,544	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$179.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$196.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	705	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,373	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.1	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	399	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
Richland School DistrictWest RICHLAND	14,410	23	$14,493	19.8	#25
Battle Ground School DistrictBattle Ground · this district	12,754	21	$14,515	18.1	#26
Clover Park School DistrictLakewood	12,345	33	$16,025	15.6	#27
Bellingham School DistrictBellingham	11,337	25	$15,475	17.4	#28
Central Kitsap School DistrictBremerton	11,100	19	$14,587	18.3	#29

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Union City School DistrictUnion City, NJ	12,764	$21,096	15.1
Burleson ISDBurleson, TX	12,759	$9,449	15.3
Glynn CountyBrunswick, GA	12,750	$12,221	12.9
Ankeny Community School DistrictAnkeny, IA	12,746	$11,603	15.5

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-battle-ground-school-district