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Ephrata School District

Ephrata, Washington · Public school district · #93 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,833

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,348

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Washington median

18.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Ephrata School District is a public school district based in Ephrata, Washington, serving 2,833 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #93 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 354 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $13,348 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.5 students per teacher.

How Ephrata compares

EphrataWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,348

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

Instruction spending per student$8,218

Washington median $8,883 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school354

Washington median 435 · 19% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.5

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor354

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$49.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 74%Local 9%

Measure	Ephrata	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,348	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,218	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$64.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$49.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	153	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	314	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.5	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	354	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
Tukwila School DistrictTukwila	2,886	8	$17,986	20.3	#92
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata · this district	2,833	8	$13,348	18.5	#93
Orting School DistrictOrting	2,809	5	$14,301	18.7	#94
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95
Pullman School DistrictPullman	2,731	6	$13,971	16.7	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kearsley Community School DistrictFlint, MI	2,834	$10,869	16.5
Gorham Public SchoolsGorham, ME	2,833	$16,494	13.0
Holmdel Township School DistrictHolmdel, NJ	2,833	$24,628	10.3
Pelham Union Free School DistrictPelham, NY	2,833	$24,936	11.7

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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