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Federal Way School District

Federal Way, Washington · Public school district · #8 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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22,250

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,743

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Washington median

18.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Federal Way School District is a public school district based in Federal Way, Washington, serving 22,250 students in 46 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 484 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,743 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.3 students per teacher.

How Federal Way compares

Federal WayWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,743

Washington median $14,904 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,839

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

Students per school484

Washington median 435 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.3

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor384

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$438.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 73%Local 16%

Measure	Federal Way	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,743	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,839	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$534.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$438.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,216	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,475	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.3	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	384	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
Puyallup School DistrictPuyallup	23,026	37	$14,217	18.8	#6
Northshore School DistrictBothell	22,735	40	$15,412	18.7	#7
Federal Way School DistrictFederal Way · this district	22,250	46	$15,743	18.3	#8
Vancouver School DistrictVancouver	21,783	45	$14,904	19.2	#9
Evergreen School District (Clark)Vancouver	21,603	39	$15,358	17.0	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Birdville ISDHaltom City, TX	22,267	$9,939	15.3
Blue ValleyOverland Park, KS	22,252	$11,417	13.3
Chula Vista ElementaryChula Vista, CA	22,245	$13,624	22.0
Colorado Springs School District No. 11Colorado Springs, CO	22,227	$12,490	14.9

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-federal-way-school-district