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Sultan School District

Sultan, Washington · Public school district · #108 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,139

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,088

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Washington median

18.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Sultan School District is a public school district based in Sultan, Washington, serving 2,139 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #108 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 267 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,088 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 18.8 students per teacher.

How Sultan compares

SultanWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,088

Washington median $14,904 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,391

Washington median $8,883 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Students per school267

Washington median 435 · 39% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.8

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor535

Washington median 368 · 45% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 77%Local 15%

Measure	Sultan	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,088	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,391	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	114	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	223	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.8	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	535	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
Rochester School DistrictRochester	2,175	5	$14,735	18.9	#107
Sultan School DistrictSultan · this district	2,139	8	$16,088	18.8	#108
North Franklin School DistrictConnell	2,078	9	$15,203	17.0	#109
Hockinson School DistrictBrush Prairie	2,061	3	$13,449	19.6	#110
Nooksack Valley School DistrictEverson	2,033	7	$14,556	17.4	#111

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Regional School District 10Burlington, CT	2,140	$19,944	12.2
Hudson Falls Central School DistrictHudson Falls, NY	2,140	$17,646	11.8
London CityLondon, OH	2,139	$10,310	18.4
WesterlyWesterly, RI	2,139	$23,339	10.3

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-sultan-school-district