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North Thurston Public Schools

Lacey, Washington · Public school district · #22 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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15,167

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,794

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

17.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

North Thurston Public Schools is a public school district based in Lacey, Washington, serving 15,167 students in 24 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 632 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,794 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.6 students per teacher.

How North Thurston compares

North ThurstonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,794

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

Instruction spending per student$8,724

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

Students per school632

Washington median 435 · 45% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.6

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor389

Washington median 368 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$257.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 66%Local 28%

Measure	North Thurston	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,794	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,724	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$252.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$257.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	862	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,770	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.6	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	389	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
Yakima School DistrictYakima	15,488	29	$15,025	17.7	#20
Mukilteo School DistrictEverett	15,175	24	$17,413	17.1	#21
North Thurston Public SchoolsLacey · this district	15,167	24	$14,794	17.6	#22
Central Valley School DistrictLiberty Lake	15,025	32	$14,347	17.7	#23
Renton School DistrictRenton	14,873	31	$16,287	18.5	#24

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Antioch UnifiedAntioch, CA	15,253	$13,277	21.6
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids, IA	15,224	$13,580	14.4
Kansas City 33Kansas City, MO	15,079	$16,180	13.4
Queen Creek Unified District (4245)Queen Creek, AZ	15,065	$8,824	20.5

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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