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Deer Park School District

Deer Park, Washington · Public school district · #95 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,783

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,655

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% below the Washington median

19.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Deer Park School District is a public school district based in Deer Park, Washington, serving 2,783 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #95 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 348 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $12,655 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 19.2 students per teacher.

How Deer Park compares

Deer ParkWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,655

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

Instruction spending per student$8,055

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

Students per school348

Washington median 435 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.2

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor557

Washington median 368 · 51% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$39.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 79%Local 15%

Measure	Deer Park	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,655	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,055	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$39.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	145	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	285	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	557	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
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata	2,833	8	$13,348	18.5	#93
Orting School DistrictOrting	2,809	5	$14,301	18.7	#94
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park · this district	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95
Pullman School DistrictPullman	2,731	6	$13,971	16.7	#96
Lakewood School DistrictMarysville	2,713	5	$14,213	18.3	#97

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wapakoneta CityWapakoneta, OH	2,786	$10,779	19.9
Tri-Valley LocalDresden, OH	2,785	$10,857	20.2
Gettysburg Area School DistrictGettysburg, PA	2,783	$17,656	13.2
Greene County Public SchoolsStanardsville, VA	2,781	$11,789	13.7

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.

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