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Pullman School District

Pullman, Washington · Public school district · #96 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,731

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,971

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Washington median

16.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Pullman School District is a public school district based in Pullman, Washington, serving 2,731 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #96 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 455 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $13,971 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher.

How Pullman compares

PullmanWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,971

Washington median $14,904 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,148

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

Students per school455

Washington median 435 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.7

Washington median 18.3 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor390

Washington median 368 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$46.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 68%Local 27%

Measure	Pullman	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,971	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,148	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$59.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$46.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	164	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	302	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.7	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	390	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
Orting School DistrictOrting	2,809	5	$14,301	18.7	#94
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95
Pullman School DistrictPullman · this district	2,731	6	$13,971	16.7	#96
Lakewood School DistrictMarysville	2,713	5	$14,213	18.3	#97
Washougal School DistrictWashougal	2,687	9	$15,633	19.5	#98

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lincoln County SchoolsHamlin, WV	2,731	$13,346	12.7
Highland CUSD 5Highland, IL	2,730	$13,147	13.7
Crawfordsville Community SchoolsCrawfordsville, IN	2,730	$10,503	14.8
Wayland Union SchoolsWayland, MI	2,729	$11,456	14.8

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-pullman-school-district