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Washougal School District

Washougal, Washington · Public school district · #98 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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2,687

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,633

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Washougal School District is a public school district based in Washougal, Washington, serving 2,687 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #98 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 299 students each, fewer than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,633 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.5 students per teacher.

How Washougal compares

WashougalWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,633

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

Instruction spending per student$8,573

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

Students per school299

Washington median 435 · 31% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.5

Washington median 18.3 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor336

Washington median 368 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$53.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 64%Local 28%

Measure	Washougal	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,633	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,573	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$51.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$53.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	138	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	295	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.5	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	336	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
Deer Park School DistrictDeer Park	2,783	8	$12,655	19.2	#95
Pullman School DistrictPullman	2,731	6	$13,971	16.7	#96
Lakewood School DistrictMarysville	2,713	5	$14,213	18.3	#97
Washougal School DistrictWashougal · this district	2,687	9	$15,633	19.5	#98
Anacortes School DistrictAnacortes	2,595	8	$16,351	18.5	#99

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Western School DistrictParma, MI	2,688	$10,602	18.4
Shikellamy School DistrictSunbury, PA	2,688	$13,226	18.9
Merrill Area School DistrictMerrill, WI	2,686	$12,350	15.4
South Milwaukee School DistrictSouth Milwaukee, WI	2,686	$14,008	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.

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