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Kent School District

Kent, Washington · Public school district · #5 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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25,358

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,847

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Washington median

18.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Kent School District is a public school district based in Kent, Washington, serving 25,358 students in 46 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 551 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,847 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.0 students per teacher.

How Kent compares

KentWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,847

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

Instruction spending per student$9,666

Washington median $8,883 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school551

Washington median 435 · 27% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.0

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor453

Washington median 368 · 23% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$472.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 67%Local 27%

Measure	Kent	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,847	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,666	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$513.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$472.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,411	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,834	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.0	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	453	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
Spokane School DistrictSpokane	28,853	68	$15,579	14.8	#3
Tacoma School DistrictTacoma	28,847	67	$15,922	18.8	#4
Kent School DistrictKent · this district	25,358	46	$15,847	18.0	#5
Puyallup School DistrictPuyallup	23,026	37	$14,217	18.8	#6
Northshore School DistrictBothell	22,735	40	$15,412	18.7	#7

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Glendale UnifiedGlendale, CA	25,329	$14,037	23.6
Utica Community SchoolsSterling Heights, MI	25,297	$11,538	17.9
Manteca UnifiedManteca, CA	25,248	$11,831	23.4
West Contra Costa UnifiedRichmond, CA	25,244	$15,242	22.0

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-kent-school-district