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South Kitsap School District

Port Orchard, Washington · Public school district · #37 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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9,326

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,856

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Washington median

16.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

South Kitsap School District is a public school district based in Port Orchard, Washington, serving 9,326 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #37 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 549 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,856 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 16.6 students per teacher.

How South Kitsap compares

South KitsapWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,856

Washington median $14,904 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,689

Washington median $8,883 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school549

Washington median 435 · 26% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.6

Washington median 18.3 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor333

Washington median 368 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$165.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 73%Local 20%

Measure	South Kitsap	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,856	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,689	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$168.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$165.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	563	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,159	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.6	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	333	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
Shoreline School DistrictShoreline	9,717	18	$15,474	20.2	#35
Olympia School DistrictOlympia	9,386	20	$14,990	17.8	#36
South Kitsap School DistrictPort Orchard · this district	9,326	17	$15,856	16.6	#37
Tahoma School DistrictMaple Valley	9,234	10	$14,451	19.8	#38
Peninsula School DistrictGig Harbor	9,015	17	$16,136	18.8	#39

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Channelview ISDChannelview, TX	9,335	$11,262	15.6
Joliet PSD 86Joliet, IL	9,333	$17,776	14.2
Rio Grande City Grulla ISDRio Grande City, TX	9,316	$12,571	13.8
Willis ISDWillis, TX	9,313	$9,117	17.2

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-south-kitsap-school-district