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Richland School District

West RICHLAND, Washington · Public school district · #25 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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14,410

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,493

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Richland School District is a public school district based in West RICHLAND, Washington, serving 14,410 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #25 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 627 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,493 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.8 students per teacher.

How Richland compares

RichlandWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,493

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

Instruction spending per student$9,247

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

Students per school627

Washington median 435 · 44% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.8

Washington median 18.3 · 8% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor328

Washington median 368 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$233.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 69%Local 22%

Measure	Richland	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,493	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,247	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$235.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$233.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	728	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,510	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.8	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	328	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	14,873	31	$16,287	18.5	#24
Richland School DistrictWest RICHLAND · this district	14,410	23	$14,493	19.8	#25

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Frederick County Public SchoolsWinchester, VA	14,447	$13,508	14.1
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictWilmington, DE	14,444	$18,801	13.8
Sevier CountyKodak, TN	14,408	$11,196	n/a
Ventura UnifiedVentura, CA	14,379	$12,949	24.1

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-richland-school-district