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Port Townsend School District

Port Townsend, Washington · Public school district · #136 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,277

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,954

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the Washington median

18.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Port Townsend School District is a public school district based in Port Townsend, Washington, serving 1,277 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #136 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 319 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,954 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.

How Port Townsend compares

Port TownsendWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,954

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

Instruction spending per student$9,199

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

Students per school319

Washington median 435 · 27% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.2

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor319

Washington median 368 · 13% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 58%Local 33%

Measure	Port Townsend	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,954	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,199	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$21.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	70	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	148	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	319	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
Naches Valley School DistrictNaches	1,308	4	$14,819	17.4	#133
Lake Chelan School DistrictChelan	1,299	6	$15,573	16.7	#134
Tenino School DistrictTenino	1,283	4	$14,168	17.8	#135
Port Townsend School DistrictPort Townsend · this district	1,277	4	$15,954	18.2	#136
Cascade School DistrictLeavenworth	1,258	7	$15,272	16.1	#137

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Bradley School District 61Bradley, IL	1,278	$16,513	11.3
Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch DistrictLiberty, IN	1,278	$11,341	14.4
Cumberland County Public SchoolsCumberland, VA	1,278	$14,360	12.3
Idabel Public SchoolsIdabel, OK	1,277	$11,102	18.0

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-port-townsend-school-district