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Rainier School District

Rainier, Washington · Public school district · #149 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,017

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,055

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Washington median

18.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Rainier School District is a public school district based in Rainier, Washington, serving 1,017 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #149 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 1% of them. Its schools average 339 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $13,055 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.

How Rainier compares

RainierWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,055

Washington median $14,904 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,381

Washington median $8,883 · 17% below · FY2020-21

Students per school339

Washington median 435 · 22% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.2

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor508

Washington median 368 · 38% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$13.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 74%Local 21%

Measure	Rainier	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,055	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,381	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$12.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$13.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	56	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	108	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	508	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
Highland School DistrictCowiche	1,060	4	$14,988	19.3	#146
Okanogan School DistrictOkanogan	1,041	6	$14,288	17.1	#147
Cle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictCle Elum	1,026	4	$14,321	19.0	#148
Rainier School DistrictRainier · this district	1,017	3	$13,055	18.2	#149
Brewster School DistrictBrewster	1,001	4	$14,042	17.3	#150

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412)Sells, AZ	1,018	$18,673	14.1
Sheridan School District No. 2Englewood, CO	1,018	$20,026	15.0
Hugoton Public SchoolsHugoton, KS	1,018	$13,154	13.8
Huntington LocalChillicothe, OH	1,017	$15,473	13.7

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-rainier-school-district