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Orting School District

Orting, Washington · Public school district · #94 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,809

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,301

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

18.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Orting School District is a public school district based in Orting, Washington, serving 2,809 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 562 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,301 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.7 students per teacher.

How Orting compares

OrtingWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,301

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

Instruction spending per student$8,090

Washington median $8,883 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school562

Washington median 435 · 29% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.7

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor401

Washington median 368 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$41.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 74%Local 21%

Measure	Orting	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,301	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,090	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$36.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$41.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	150	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	289	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.7	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	401	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
Tukwila School DistrictTukwila	2,886	8	$17,986	20.3	#92
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata	2,833	8	$13,348	18.5	#93
Orting School DistrictOrting · this district	2,809	5	$14,301	18.7	#94
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95
Pullman School DistrictPullman	2,731	6	$13,971	16.7	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
East Irondequoit Central School DistrictRochester, NY	2,809	$23,437	11.4
Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School DistrictSchenectady, NY	2,808	$17,377	12.9
Douglas School District 51-1Box Elder, SD	2,808	$10,399	15.3
Sunflower County Consolidated School DistrictIndianola, MS	2,807	$11,159	13.2

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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