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Kalama School District

Kalama, Washington · Public school district · #140 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,138

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,881

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 27% below the Washington median

12.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Kalama School District is a public school district based in Kalama, Washington, serving 1,138 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #140 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $10,881 per student on day-to-day operations, 27% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 12.9 students per teacher.

How Kalama compares

KalamaWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,881

Washington median $14,904 · 27% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,007

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

Students per school379

Washington median 435 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.9

Washington median 18.3 · 30% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor379

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 71%Local 26%

Measure	Kalama	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,881	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,007	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	88	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	135	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.9	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	379	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
Kalama School DistrictKalama · this district	1,138	3	$10,881	12.9	#140
Kettle Falls School DistrictKettle Falls	1,116	5	$12,168	18.3	#141
Tonasket School DistrictTonasket	1,104	5	$14,937	16.5	#142
South Bend School DistrictSouth Bend	1,102	7	$15,424	31.5	#143
Valley School DistrictValley	1,099	4	$9,028	21.1	#144

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Las Lomitas ElementaryMenlo Park, CA	1,138	$26,855	17.8
Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone, MN	1,138	$13,024	13.2
Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmore, NY	1,138	$31,986	16.0
Brooklyn CityBrooklyn, OH	1,138	$13,701	15.6

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-kalama-school-district