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Shelton School District

Shelton, Washington · Public school district · #66 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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4,517

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,145

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

16.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Shelton School District is a public school district based in Shelton, Washington, serving 4,517 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #66 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,145 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.5 students per teacher.

How Shelton compares

SheltonWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,145

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

Instruction spending per student$9,339

Washington median $8,883 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school452

Washington median 435 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.5

Washington median 18.3 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor376

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$77.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 73%Local 18%

Measure	Shelton	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,145	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,339	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$75.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$77.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	273	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	551	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.5	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	376	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
Othello School DistrictOthello	4,654	9	$13,919	18.8	#63
Sedro-Woolley School DistrictSedro Woolley	4,600	12	$16,174	18.9	#64
Enumclaw School DistrictEnumclaw	4,542	9	$15,081	19.0	#65
Shelton School DistrictShelton · this district	4,517	10	$15,145	16.5	#66
White River School DistrictBuckley	4,475	10	$13,447	19.3	#67

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Shelton School DistrictShelton, CT	4,518	$19,643	14.2
CentralShiprock, NM	4,518	$16,424	12.0
Ball Chatham CUSD 5Chatham, IL	4,516	$8,698	17.3
Lakeside Union ElementaryLakeside, CA	4,515	$13,499	22.4

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-shelton-school-district