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Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

Sumner, Washington · Public school district · #30 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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10,743

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,617

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Washington median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Sumner-Bonney Lake School District is a public school district based in Sumner, Washington, serving 10,743 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 716 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $13,617 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Washington median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Sumner-Bonney Lake compares

Sumner-Bonney LakeWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,617

Washington median $14,904 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,441

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

Students per school716

Washington median 435 · 65% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor347

Washington median 368 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$178.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 62%Local 34%

Measure	Sumner-Bonney Lake	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,617	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,441	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$154.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$178.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	563	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,136	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	347	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
Bellingham School DistrictBellingham	11,337	25	$15,475	17.4	#28
Central Kitsap School DistrictBremerton	11,100	19	$14,587	18.3	#29
Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictSumner · this district	10,743	15	$13,617	19.1	#30
Mead School DistrictMead	10,657	17	$14,102	18.6	#31
Lake Stevens School DistrictLake Stevens	10,117	16	$14,299	19.3	#32

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Litchfield Elementary District (4281)Litchfield Park, AZ	10,755	$8,553	20.2
North St. Paul-Maplewood OakdaleNorth Saint Paul, MN	10,754	$14,450	17.0
Indian River School DistrictSelbyville, DE	10,753	$16,007	13.8
Avon Community School CorporationAvon, IN	10,742	$10,007	16.6

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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