Mount Vernon School District
Mount Vernon School District is a public school district based in Mount Vernon, Washington, serving 6,326 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #47 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,916 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.
How Mount Vernon compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mount Vernon | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,916 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,668 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $129.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $131.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 375 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 730 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 351 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview School DistrictLongview | 6,382 | 17 | $14,628 | 17.8 | #45 |
| Tumwater School DistrictTumwater | 6,350 | 14 | $15,420 | 17.9 | #46 |
| Mount Vernon School DistrictMount Vernon · this district | 6,326 | 14 | $16,916 | 16.9 | #47 |
| Sunnyside School DistrictSunnyside | 6,151 | 9 | $15,543 | 18.5 | #48 |
| Eastmont School DistrictEast Wenatchee | 5,930 | 12 | $13,722 | 17.9 | #49 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the coMonument, CO | 6,332 | $10,059 | 17.2 |
| Raymore-Peculiar R-IIPeculiar, MO | 6,332 | $10,626 | 14.2 |
| Westside Community SchoolsOmaha, NE | 6,330 | $14,112 | 14.2 |
| Valparaiso Community SchoolsValparaiso, IN | 6,325 | $8,972 | 16.0 |
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-mount-vernon-school-district