Ellensburg School District
Ellensburg School District is a public school district based in Ellensburg, Washington, serving 3,408 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,364 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.4 students per teacher.
How Ellensburg compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ellensburg | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,364 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,883 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $89.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 185 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 371 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.4 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 426 | 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.
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Ellensburg School District yet. Recent Washington coverage is on the Washington page.
Peer districts in Washington
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley School District (Spokane)Spokane | 3,475 | 13 | $14,436 | 17.7 | #79 |
| Port Angeles School DistrictPort Angeles | 3,460 | 10 | $15,307 | 17.0 | #80 |
| Ellensburg School DistrictEllensburg · this district | 3,408 | 9 | $14,364 | 18.4 | #81 |
| 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 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury Township School DistrictSuccasunna, NJ | 3,409 | $23,416 | 10.6 |
| East Islip Union Free School DistrictIslip Terrace, NY | 3,406 | $29,723 | 10.8 |
| Pleasanton ISDPleasanton, TX | 3,406 | $12,228 | 14.6 |
| Garrett County Public SchoolsOakland, MD | 3,405 | $16,948 | 11.9 |
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-ellensburg-school-district