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Clover Park School District

Lakewood, Washington · Public school district · #27 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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12,345

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,025

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Washington median

15.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Clover Park School District is a public school district based in Lakewood, Washington, serving 12,345 students in 33 schools. By enrollment it ranks #27 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 374 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,025 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.

How Clover Park compares

Clover ParkWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,025

Washington median $14,904 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,003

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

Students per school374

Washington median 435 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.6

Washington median 18.3 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor353

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$227.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 70%Local 14%

Measure	Clover Park	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,025	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,003	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$223.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$227.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	790	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,622	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.6	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	353	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
Battle Ground School DistrictBattle Ground	12,754	21	$14,515	18.1	#26
Clover Park School DistrictLakewood · this district	12,345	33	$16,025	15.6	#27
Bellingham School DistrictBellingham	11,337	25	$15,475	17.4	#28
Central Kitsap School DistrictBremerton	11,100	19	$14,587	18.3	#29
Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictSumner	10,743	15	$13,617	19.1	#30

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pulaski County Special School DistrictLittle Rock, AR	12,368	$13,220	13.4
Upper Darby School DistrictUpper Darby, PA	12,356	$13,933	13.7
Natrona County School District #1Casper, WY	12,352	$16,847	14.0
Roseville City ElementaryRoseville, CA	12,324	$11,769	21.7

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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