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Steilacoom Hist. School District

Steilacoom, Washington · Public school district · #90 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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3,005

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,384

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Steilacoom Hist. School District is a public school district based in Steilacoom, Washington, serving 3,005 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #90 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 501 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,384 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Steilacoom Hist. compares

Steilacoom Hist.Washington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,384

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

Instruction spending per student$9,008

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

Students per school501

Washington median 435 · 15% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor376

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$61.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 60%Local 32%

Measure	Steilacoom Hist.	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,384	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,008	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$52.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$61.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	157	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	289	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	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
Chehalis School DistrictChehalis	3,142	8	$14,793	18.5	#88
Goldendale School DistrictGoldendale	3,013	5	$11,973	25.1	#89
Steilacoom Hist. School DistrictSteilacoom · this district	3,005	6	$15,384	19.1	#90
Riverview School DistrictDuvall	2,996	8	$15,144	17.6	#91
Tukwila School DistrictTukwila	2,886	8	$17,986	20.3	#92

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Elbert CountyElberton, GA	3,007	$12,823	14.1
Ashland CityAshland, OH	3,007	$10,467	18.3
Storm Lake Community School DistrictStorm Lake, IA	3,003	$11,206	16.1
Crawford Central School DistrictMeadville, PA	3,003	$15,991	12.9

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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