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Ridgefield School District

Ridgefield, Washington · Public school district · #69 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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4,297

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,053

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% below the Washington median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Ridgefield School District is a public school district based in Ridgefield, Washington, serving 4,297 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #69 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 614 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $12,053 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Ridgefield compares

RidgefieldWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,053

Washington median $14,904 · 19% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,494

Washington median $8,883 · 16% below · FY2020-21

Students per school614

Washington median 435 · 41% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor430

Washington median 368 · 17% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$62.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 58%Local 39%

Measure	Ridgefield	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,053	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,494	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$48.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$62.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	225	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	382	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	430	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
Enumclaw School DistrictEnumclaw	4,542	9	$15,081	19.0	#65
Shelton School DistrictShelton	4,517	10	$15,145	16.5	#66
White River School DistrictBuckley	4,475	10	$13,447	19.3	#67
Bremerton School DistrictBremerton	4,383	13	$17,678	15.7	#68
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield · this district	4,297	7	$12,053	19.1	#69

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Encinitas Union ElementaryEncinitas, CA	4,298	$14,332	23.7
Big Walnut LocalSunbury, OH	4,298	$11,768	18.6
Alice ISDAlice, TX	4,297	$10,983	20.0
Dawson CountyDawsonville, GA	4,296	$14,168	15.1

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-ridgefield-school-district