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Elma School District

Elma, Washington · Public school district · #120 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,677

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,443

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Washington median

18.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Elma School District is a public school district based in Elma, Washington, serving 1,677 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #120 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 20% of them. Its schools average 280 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,443 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.4 students per teacher.

How Elma compares

ElmaWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,443

Washington median $14,904 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,256

Washington median $8,883 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school280

Washington median 435 · 36% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.4

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor419

Washington median 368 · 14% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$24.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 76%Local 13%

Measure	Elma	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,443	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,256	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$26.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$24.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	91	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	173	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.4	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	419	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
Royal School DistrictRoyal City	1,769	4	$14,947	18.1	#117
Colville School DistrictColville	1,737	6	$14,563	17.2	#118
Elma School DistrictElma · this district	1,677	6	$16,443	18.4	#120
Cashmere School DistrictCashmere	1,677	3	$13,686	17.3	#119
Mount Baker School DistrictDeming	1,580	7	$17,850	17.4	#121

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kearsarge Regional School DistrictNew London, NH	1,678	$23,964	10.5
Baldwin-Woodville Area School DistrictBaldwin, WI	1,678	$11,885	15.4
Clintondale Community SchoolsClinton Township, MI	1,677	$11,336	18.8
East Hampton School DistrictEast Hampton, CT	1,676	$21,479	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.

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