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Newport School District

Newport, Washington · Public school district · #139 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,181

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,931

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the Washington median

15.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Newport School District is a public school district based in Newport, Washington, serving 1,181 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #139 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 236 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,931 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 15.5 students per teacher.

How Newport compares

NewportWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,931

Washington median $14,904 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,956

Washington median $8,883 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school236

Washington median 435 · 46% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.5

Washington median 18.3 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor590

Washington median 368 · 60% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$16.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 70%Local 14%

Measure	Newport	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,931	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,956	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$15.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$16.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	76	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	146	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.5	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	590	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
Cascade School DistrictLeavenworth	1,258	7	$15,272	16.1	#137
South Whidbey School DistrictLangley	1,207	5	$14,801	19.2	#138
Newport School DistrictNewport · this district	1,181	5	$15,931	15.5	#139
Kalama School DistrictKalama	1,138	3	$10,881	12.9	#140
Kettle Falls School DistrictKettle Falls	1,116	5	$12,168	18.3	#141

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Arbor Park School District 145Oak Forest, IL	1,182	$17,181	12.6
Lucerne Valley UnifiedLucerne Valley, CA	1,181	$16,948	18.5
Marshall CUSD 2CMarshall, IL	1,181	$13,023	12.1
Warren ISDWarren, TX	1,181	$11,190	12.3

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-newport-school-district