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Renton School District

Renton, Washington · Public school district · #24 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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14,873

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,287

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Washington median

18.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Renton School District is a public school district based in Renton, Washington, serving 14,873 students in 31 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 480 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,287 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.5 students per teacher.

How Renton compares

RentonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,287

Washington median $14,904 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,140

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

Students per school480

Washington median 435 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.5

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor346

Washington median 368 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$321.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 60%Local 32%

Measure	Renton	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,287	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,140	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$309.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$321.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	803	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,785	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.5	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	346	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
Mukilteo School DistrictEverett	15,175	24	$17,413	17.1	#21
North Thurston Public SchoolsLacey	15,167	24	$14,794	17.6	#22
Central Valley School DistrictLiberty Lake	15,025	32	$14,347	17.7	#23
Renton School DistrictRenton · this district	14,873	31	$16,287	18.5	#24
Richland School DistrictWest RICHLAND	14,410	23	$14,493	19.8	#25

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Oceanside UnifiedOceanside, CA	14,890	$14,594	22.7
Rochester Community School DistrictRochester Hls, MI	14,868	$11,794	19.3
Cecil County Public SchoolsElkton, MD	14,853	$15,518	13.9
Calvert County Public SchoolsPrince Frederick, MD	14,849	$13,934	15.2

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wa-renton-school-district