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Granite Falls School District

Granite Falls, Washington · Public school district · #105 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,355

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,855

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

18.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Granite Falls School District is a public school district based in Granite Falls, Washington, serving 2,355 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #105 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 392 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,855 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.4 students per teacher.

How Granite Falls compares

Granite FallsWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,855

Washington median $14,904 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,977

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

Students per school392

Washington median 435 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.4

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor392

Washington median 368 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$39.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 67%Local 27%

Measure	Granite Falls	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,855	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,977	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$39.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	128	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	252	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.4	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	392	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
Clarkston School DistrictClarkston	2,495	10	$13,525	18.2	#102
Wahluke School DistrictMattawa	2,455	8	$15,331	19.2	#103
Woodland School DistrictWoodland	2,429	7	$16,043	18.8	#104
Granite Falls School DistrictGranite Falls · this district	2,355	6	$14,855	18.4	#105
North Mason School DistrictBelfair	2,337	7	$14,090	17.7	#106

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Cucamonga ElementaryRancho Cucamonga, CA	2,360	$14,842	19.2
Van ISDVan, TX	2,358	$10,184	14.8
Fremont County School District #25Riverton, WY	2,354	$20,422	12.7
McKenzie Co 1Watford City, ND	2,351	$14,949	13.9

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.

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