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Royal School District

Royal City, Washington · Public school district · #117 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,769

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,947

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

18.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Royal School District is a public school district based in Royal City, Washington, serving 1,769 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #117 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 22% of them. Its schools average 442 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,947 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.1 students per teacher.

How Royal compares

RoyalWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,947

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

Instruction spending per student$9,212

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

Students per school442

Washington median 435 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor590

Washington median 368 · 60% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 78%Local 11%

Measure	Royal	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,947	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,212	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	98	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	199	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.1	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	590	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
Medical Lake School DistrictMedical Lake	1,842	4	$14,523	16.3	#115
La Center School DistrictLa Center	1,823	4	$13,323	18.4	#116
Royal School DistrictRoyal City · this district	1,769	4	$14,947	18.1	#117
Colville School DistrictColville	1,737	6	$14,563	17.2	#118
Cashmere School DistrictCashmere	1,677	3	$13,686	17.3	#119

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Maysville LocalZanesville, OH	1,770	$12,313	19.7
Grant CHSD 124Fox Lake, IL	1,769	$21,073	15.0
Morgan CountyWest Liberty, KY	1,769	$11,262	14.7
Pass Christian School DistrictPass Christian, MS	1,768	$11,491	12.7

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-royal-school-district