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Mount Baker School District

Deming, Washington · Public school district · #121 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,580

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,850

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 20% above the Washington median

17.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Mount Baker School District is a public school district based in Deming, Washington, serving 1,580 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #121 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 19% of them. Its schools average 226 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $17,850 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 17.4 students per teacher.

How Mount Baker compares

Mount BakerWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,850

Washington median $14,904 · 20% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,840

Washington median $8,883 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school226

Washington median 435 · 48% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.4

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor263

Washington median 368 · 29% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 64%Local 20%

Measure	Mount Baker	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,850	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,840	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	91	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	200	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.4	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	263	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
Cashmere School DistrictCashmere	1,677	3	$13,686	17.3	#119
Mount Baker School DistrictDeming · this district	1,580	7	$17,850	17.4	#121
Riverside School DistrictChattaroy	1,570	5	$14,241	17.6	#122
Hoquiam School DistrictHoquiam	1,566	6	$14,303	17.8	#123
College Place School DistrictCollege Place	1,531	4	$13,147	15.6	#124

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Anderson Union HighAnderson, CA	1,581	$13,498	21.1
ElkhartElkhart, KS	1,580	$6,175	24.3
Lockwood K-12Lockwood, MT	1,580	$12,171	13.6
Junction City School District 69Junction City, OR	1,580	$13,151	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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