Budget & finance
District profile / Washington
Olympia School District
9,386
Students
2024-25 school year
20
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,990
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median
17.8
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Washington median 18.3
Olympia School District is a public school district based in Olympia, Washington, serving 9,386 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 469 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,990 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
How Olympia compares
OlympiaWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$173.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 5%State 63%Local 33%
| Measure | Olympia | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,990 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,425 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $176.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $173.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 527 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,093 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 552 | 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.
In the news
2 stories matchedTeaching & learning
Where would kids at the Olympia schools proposed for closure go? Here's the plan
Peer districts in Washington
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish School DistrictSnohomish | 9,732 | 18 | $14,964 | 19.4 | #34 |
| Shoreline School DistrictShoreline | 9,717 | 18 | $15,474 | 20.2 | #35 |
| Olympia School DistrictOlympia · this district | 9,386 | 20 | $14,990 | 17.8 | #36 |
| South Kitsap School DistrictPort Orchard | 9,326 | 17 | $15,856 | 16.6 | #37 |
| Tahoma School DistrictMaple Valley | 9,234 | 10 | $14,451 | 19.8 | #38 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Orange School DistrictEast Orange, NJ | 9,412 | $24,225 | 15.8 |
| Shenendehowa Central School DistrictClifton Park, NY | 9,391 | $17,780 | 13.4 |
| Utica City School DistrictUtica, NY | 9,375 | $16,844 | 13.4 |
| Harrison County SchoolsClarksburg, WV | 9,358 | $13,487 | 12.4 |
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-olympia-school-district