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Bremerton School District

Bremerton, Washington · Public school district · #68 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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4,383

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,678

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the Washington median

15.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Bremerton School District is a public school district based in Bremerton, Washington, serving 4,383 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #68 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 337 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $17,678 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.

How Bremerton compares

BremertonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,678

Washington median $14,904 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,505

Washington median $8,883 · 18% above · FY2020-21

Students per school337

Washington median 435 · 23% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.7

Washington median 18.3 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor365

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$89.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 69%Local 21%

Measure	Bremerton	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,678	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,505	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$86.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$89.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	280	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	576	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.7	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	365	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
Enumclaw School DistrictEnumclaw	4,542	9	$15,081	19.0	#65
Shelton School DistrictShelton	4,517	10	$15,145	16.5	#66
White River School DistrictBuckley	4,475	10	$13,447	19.3	#67
Bremerton School DistrictBremerton · this district	4,383	13	$17,678	15.7	#68
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield	4,297	7	$12,053	19.1	#69

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Meridian Public SchoolsMeridian, MS	4,385	$11,242	12.3
Pulaski County Public SchoolsPulaski, VA	4,385	$11,948	13.4
Gary Community School CorporationGary, IN	4,383	$11,972	15.5
Bennington Public SchoolsBennington, NE	4,381	$9,813	14.1

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-bremerton-school-district