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Burlington-Edison School District

Burlington, Washington · Public school district · #84 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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3,276

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,184

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% above the Washington median

16.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Burlington-Edison School District is a public school district based in Burlington, Washington, serving 3,276 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #84 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 364 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $17,184 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.

How Burlington-Edison compares

Burlington-EdisonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,184

Washington median $14,904 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,321

Washington median $8,883 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Students per school364

Washington median 435 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.0

Washington median 18.3 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor328

Washington median 368 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$61.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 70%Local 19%

Measure	Burlington-Edison	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,184	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,321	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$61.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$61.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	205	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	426	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.0	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	328	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
East Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima	3,387	5	$14,098	19.5	#82
Centralia School DistrictCentralia	3,313	9	$13,530	17.3	#83
Burlington-Edison School DistrictBurlington · this district	3,276	9	$17,184	16.0	#84
Wapato School DistrictWapato	3,198	11	$15,834	17.0	#85
Aberdeen School DistrictAberdeen	3,183	13	$13,782	18.7	#86

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Sikeston R-6Sikeston, MO	3,277	$10,362	12.8
Lauderdale CountyRipley, TN	3,277	$10,709	n/a
Belleville School District 118Belleville, IL	3,275	$17,572	12.9
Itawamba CountyFulton, MS	3,275	$9,035	11.4

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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