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Shoreline School District

Shoreline, Washington · Public school district · #35 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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9,717

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,474

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

20.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Shoreline School District is a public school district based in Shoreline, Washington, serving 9,717 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 540 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,474 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.2 students per teacher.

How Shoreline compares

ShorelineWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,474

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

Instruction spending per student$9,582

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

Students per school540

Washington median 435 · 24% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.2

Washington median 18.3 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor360

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$207.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 63%Local 31%

Measure	Shoreline	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,474	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,582	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$193.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$207.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	482	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	967	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	360	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
Lake Stevens School DistrictLake Stevens	10,117	16	$14,299	19.3	#32
Marysville School DistrictMarysville	9,760	24	$16,061	18.8	#33
Snohomish School DistrictSnohomish	9,732	18	$14,964	19.4	#34
Shoreline School DistrictShoreline · this district	9,717	18	$15,474	20.2	#35
Olympia School DistrictOlympia	9,386	20	$14,990	17.8	#36

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Alhambra Elementary District (4280)Phoenix, AZ	9,742	$10,371	17.7
Center Grove Community School CorporationGreenwood, IN	9,736	$8,752	19.4
Williamsville Central School DistrictEast Amherst, NY	9,718	$17,987	11.5
Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedReedley, CA	9,696	$14,495	21.6

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.

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