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Bellevue School District

Bellevue, Washington · Public school district · #14 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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20,339

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,590

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Washington median

17.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Bellevue School District is a public school district based in Bellevue, Washington, serving 20,339 students in 30 schools. By enrollment it ranks #14 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 678 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,590 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.

How Bellevue compares

BellevueWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,590

Washington median $14,904 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,989

Washington median $8,883 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school678

Washington median 435 · 56% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.8

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor271

Washington median 368 · 26% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$461.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 52%Local 46%

Measure	Bellevue	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,590	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,989	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$415.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$461.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,145	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,352	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.8	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	271	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
Evergreen School District (Clark)Vancouver	21,603	39	$15,358	17.0	#10
Bethel School DistrictSpanaway	21,450	36	$14,669	18.5	#11
Edmonds School DistrictLynnwood	20,955	38	$15,949	18.7	#12
Everett School DistrictEverett	20,489	33	$16,124	19.1	#13
Bellevue School DistrictBellevue · this district	20,339	30	$16,590	17.8	#14

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Fairfield-Suisun UnifiedFairfield, CA	20,359	$11,661	24.1
Cache DistrictLogan, UT	20,286	$8,710	23.1
Laredo ISDLaredo, TX	20,271	$11,360	14.2
ProvidenceProvidence, RI	20,250	$20,086	14.9

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-bellevue-school-district