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Tukwila School District

Tukwila, Washington · Public school district · #92 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,886

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,986

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 21% above the Washington median

20.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Tukwila School District is a public school district based in Tukwila, Washington, serving 2,886 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #92 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 361 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $17,986 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 20.3 students per teacher.

How Tukwila compares

TukwilaWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,986

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

Instruction spending per student$10,612

Washington median $8,883 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Students per school361

Washington median 435 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.3

Washington median 18.3 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor481

Washington median 368 · 31% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$63.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 64%Local 27%

Measure	Tukwila	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,986	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,612	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$57.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$63.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	142	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	295	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.3	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	481	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
Riverview School DistrictDuvall	2,996	8	$15,144	17.6	#91
Tukwila School DistrictTukwila · this district	2,886	8	$17,986	20.3	#92
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata	2,833	8	$13,348	18.5	#93
Orting School DistrictOrting	2,809	5	$14,301	18.7	#94
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Bedford CityBedford, OH	2,887	$17,408	13.4
Royal ISDPattison, TX	2,884	$12,500	15.8
McKeesport Area School DistrictMcKeesport, PA	2,883	$16,025	12.7
New Castle Community School CorporationNew Castle, IN	2,881	$10,984	11.4

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-tukwila-school-district