Omak School District
Omak School District is a public school district based in Omak, Washington, serving 5,873 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #51 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 734 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $10,361 per student on day-to-day operations, 30% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 22.2 students per teacher.
How Omak compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Omak | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,361 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,767 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $88.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $95.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 265 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 406 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.2 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 392 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastmont School DistrictEast Wenatchee | 5,930 | 12 | $13,722 | 17.9 | #49 |
| Monroe School DistrictMonroe | 5,874 | 12 | $14,417 | 19.1 | #50 |
| Omak School DistrictOmak · this district | 5,873 | 8 | $10,361 | 22.2 | #51 |
| Yelm School DistrictYelm | 5,671 | 10 | $14,839 | 20.0 | #52 |
| Cheney School DistrictCheney | 5,662 | 13 | $13,406 | 17.1 | #53 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Community School DistrictCedar Falls, IA | 5,875 | $10,827 | 14.1 |
| Bay Shore Union Free School DistrictBay Shore, NY | 5,874 | $26,401 | 10.9 |
| Plain LocalCanton, OH | 5,874 | $10,487 | 20.8 |
| Auburn-WashburnTopeka, KS | 5,873 | $11,520 | 12.8 |
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-omak-school-district