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Wahluke School District

Mattawa, Washington · Public school district · #103 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,455

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,331

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Wahluke School District is a public school district based in Mattawa, Washington, serving 2,455 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 307 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,331 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.2 students per teacher.

How Wahluke compares

WahlukeWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,331

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

Instruction spending per student$8,937

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

Students per school307

Washington median 435 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.2

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor223

Washington median 368 · 39% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$41.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 80%Local 5%

Measure	Wahluke	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,331	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,937	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$41.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	128	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	307	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	223	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
Prosser School DistrictProsser	2,534	6	$14,649	16.9	#101
Clarkston School DistrictClarkston	2,495	10	$13,525	18.2	#102
Wahluke School DistrictMattawa · this district	2,455	8	$15,331	19.2	#103
Woodland School DistrictWoodland	2,429	7	$16,043	18.8	#104
Granite Falls School DistrictGranite Falls	2,355	6	$14,855	18.4	#105

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Scottsboro CityScottsboro, AL	2,457	$11,054	16.8
Piedmont City UnifiedPiedmont, CA	2,455	$18,631	17.8
Ringgold School DistrictNew Eagle, PA	2,455	$13,099	12.0
Franklin ParishWinnsboro, LA	2,454	$13,440	12.2

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-wahluke-school-district