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Clarkston School District

Clarkston, Washington · Public school district · #102 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,495

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,525

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Washington median

18.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Clarkston School District is a public school district based in Clarkston, Washington, serving 2,495 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 250 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $13,525 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.

How Clarkston compares

ClarkstonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,525

Washington median $14,904 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,072

Washington median $8,883 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school250

Washington median 435 · 43% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.2

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor832

Washington median 368 · 126% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 80%Local 10%

Measure	Clarkston	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,525	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,072	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$34.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	137	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	299	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	832	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
Sequim School DistrictSequim	2,580	6	$16,268	17.9	#100
Prosser School DistrictProsser	2,534	6	$14,649	16.9	#101
Clarkston School DistrictClarkston · this district	2,495	10	$13,525	18.2	#102
Wahluke School DistrictMattawa	2,455	8	$15,331	19.2	#103
Woodland School DistrictWoodland	2,429	7	$16,043	18.8	#104

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MarshallMarshall, MO	2,498	$9,672	13.3
Miami Trace LocalWashington Court House, OH	2,497	$12,680	21.2
NorthamptonNorthampton, MA	2,496	$19,089	11.2
Bexley CityBexley, OH	2,496	$17,348	16.8

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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