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Blaine School District

Blaine, Washington · Public school district · #113 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,983

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,125

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Blaine School District is a public school district based in Blaine, Washington, serving 1,983 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #113 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 25% of them. Its schools average 283 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,125 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.3 students per teacher.

How Blaine compares

BlaineWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,125

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

Instruction spending per student$9,294

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

Students per school283

Washington median 435 · 35% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.3

Washington median 18.3 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor397

Washington median 368 · 8% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$41.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 64%Local 29%

Measure	Blaine	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,125	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,294	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$41.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	103	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	218	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.3	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	397	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
Hockinson School DistrictBrush Prairie	2,061	3	$13,449	19.6	#110
Nooksack Valley School DistrictEverson	2,033	7	$14,556	17.4	#111
Eatonville School DistrictEatonville	1,995	7	$13,938	18.5	#112
Blaine School DistrictBlaine · this district	1,983	7	$15,125	19.3	#113
Meridian School DistrictBellingham	1,904	6	$13,383	18.5	#114

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Henry CountyNew Castle, KY	1,984	$11,085	15.6
St Marys CitySaint Marys, OH	1,984	$11,707	15.6
Hillsboro ISDHillsboro, TX	1,984	$11,624	14.1
Woodridge LocalPeninsula, OH	1,983	$14,207	16.1

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.

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