District profile / Washington

Lakewood School District

Marysville, Washington · Public school district · #97 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,713

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,213

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

18.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Lakewood School District is a public school district based in Marysville, Washington, serving 2,713 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #97 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 543 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,213 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.3 students per teacher.

How Lakewood compares

LakewoodWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,213

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

Instruction spending per student$8,614

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

Students per school543

Washington median 435 · 25% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.3

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor452

Washington median 368 · 23% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$41.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 74%Local 21%

Measure	Lakewood	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,213	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,614	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$41.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	148	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	307	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.3	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	452	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
Orting School DistrictOrting	2,809	5	$14,301	18.7	#94
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95
Pullman School DistrictPullman	2,731	6	$13,971	16.7	#96
Lakewood School DistrictMarysville · this district	2,713	5	$14,213	18.3	#97
Washougal School DistrictWashougal	2,687	9	$15,633	19.5	#98

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Deerfield School District 109Deerfield, IL	2,714	$26,843	10.8
Jefferson County School District 509JMadras, OR	2,713	$16,384	15.1
Grant ParishColfax, LA	2,712	$15,304	13.1
Fridley Public School DistrictFridley, MN	2,712	$14,914	11.9

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wa-lakewood-school-district