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Lake Stevens School District

Lake Stevens, Washington · Public school district · #32 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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10,117

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,299

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Lake Stevens School District is a public school district based in Lake Stevens, Washington, serving 10,117 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #32 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 632 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,299 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.3 students per teacher.

How Lake Stevens compares

Lake StevensWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,299

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

Instruction spending per student$9,227

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

Students per school632

Washington median 435 · 45% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.3

Washington median 18.3 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor460

Washington median 368 · 25% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$163.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 75%Local 20%

Measure	Lake Stevens	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,299	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,227	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$160.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$163.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	524	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,031	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.3	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	460	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
Mead School DistrictMead	10,657	17	$14,102	18.6	#31
Lake Stevens School DistrictLake Stevens · this district	10,117	16	$14,299	19.3	#32
Marysville School DistrictMarysville	9,760	24	$16,061	18.8	#33
Snohomish School DistrictSnohomish	9,732	18	$14,964	19.4	#34
Shoreline School DistrictShoreline	9,717	18	$15,474	20.2	#35

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Catoosa CountyRinggold, GA	10,134	$12,164	12.8
Augusta County Public SchoolsVerona, VA	10,130	$12,218	14.0
Westfield-Washington SchoolsWestfield, IN	10,124	$10,034	16.8
HobbsHobbs, NM	10,121	$10,795	16.4

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-lake-stevens-school-district