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Wapato School District

Wapato, Washington · Public school district · #85 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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3,198

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,834

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Washington median

17.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Wapato School District is a public school district based in Wapato, Washington, serving 3,198 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #85 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 291 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,834 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 17.0 students per teacher.

How Wapato compares

WapatoWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,834

Washington median $14,904 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,696

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

Students per school291

Washington median 435 · 33% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.0

Washington median 18.3 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor291

Washington median 368 · 21% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$55.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 20%State 75%Local 5%

Measure	Wapato	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,834	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,696	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$53.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$55.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	188	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	385	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.0	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	291	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
Burlington-Edison School DistrictBurlington	3,276	9	$17,184	16.0	#84
Wapato School DistrictWapato · this district	3,198	11	$15,834	17.0	#85
Aberdeen School DistrictAberdeen	3,183	13	$13,782	18.7	#86
Quincy School DistrictQuincy	3,162	9	$15,468	16.5	#87
Chehalis School DistrictChehalis	3,142	8	$14,793	18.5	#88

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Cliffside Park School DistrictCliffside Park, NJ	3,200	$18,374	12.5
Menomonie Area School DistrictMenomonie, WI	3,199	$12,887	14.2
Millard DistrictDelta, UT	3,198	$11,266	19.6
CHSD 128Vernon Hills, IL	3,196	$27,620	12.8

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-wapato-school-district