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Kelso School District

Kelso, Washington · Public school district · #60 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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4,960

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,652

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

18.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Kelso School District is a public school district based in Kelso, Washington, serving 4,960 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 382 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,652 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.0 students per teacher.

How Kelso compares

KelsoWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,652

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

Instruction spending per student$8,613

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

Students per school382

Washington median 435 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.0

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor331

Washington median 368 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$112.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 82%Local 11%

Measure	Kelso	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,652	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,613	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$130.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$112.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	275	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	601	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.0	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	331	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
North Kitsap School DistrictPoulsbo	5,330	14	$16,023	18.7	#59
Kelso School DistrictKelso · this district	4,960	13	$14,652	18.0	#60
Stanwood-Camano School DistrictStanwood	4,880	11	$15,572	19.4	#61
Ferndale School DistrictFerndale	4,746	14	$14,924	17.9	#62
Othello School DistrictOthello	4,654	9	$13,919	18.8	#63

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wyoming Valley West School DistrictKingston, PA	4,959	$14,227	15.6
Beloit School DistrictBeloit, WI	4,958	$15,332	14.8
Marshall ISDMarshall, TX	4,957	$10,373	15.0
New Lenox School District 122New Lenox, IL	4,956	$13,420	16.5

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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