District profile / Washington

South Whidbey School District

Langley, Washington · Public school district · #138 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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1,207

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,801

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

South Whidbey School District is a public school district based in Langley, Washington, serving 1,207 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #138 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 241 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,801 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.2 students per teacher.

How South Whidbey compares

South WhidbeyWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,801

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

Instruction spending per student$8,759

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

Students per school241

Washington median 435 · 45% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.2

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor402

Washington median 368 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 68%Local 26%

Measure	South Whidbey	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,801	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,759	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	63	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	127	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	402	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
Port Townsend School DistrictPort Townsend	1,277	4	$15,954	18.2	#136
Cascade School DistrictLeavenworth	1,258	7	$15,272	16.1	#137
South Whidbey School DistrictLangley · this district	1,207	5	$14,801	19.2	#138
Newport School DistrictNewport	1,181	5	$15,931	15.5	#139
Kalama School DistrictKalama	1,138	3	$10,881	12.9	#140

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Smackover Norphlet School DistrictSmackover, AR	1,208	$10,823	10.2
Washington Public SchoolsWashington, OK	1,208	$8,528	15.1
Quitman ISDQuitman, TX	1,208	$11,596	11.5
Doddridge County SchoolsWest Union, WV	1,208	$23,302	11.8

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-whidbey-school-district