Wenatchee School District
Wenatchee School District is a public school district based in Wenatchee, Washington, serving 7,073 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 393 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,708 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.
How Wenatchee compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wenatchee | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,708 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,640 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $122.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $125.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 400 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 841 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 416 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camas School DistrictCamas | 7,239 | 15 | $13,796 | 19.0 | #41 |
| Franklin Pierce School DistrictTacoma | 7,187 | 14 | $16,179 | 16.2 | #42 |
| Snoqualmie Valley School DistrictSnoqualmie | 7,145 | 13 | $14,901 | 18.4 | #43 |
| Wenatchee School DistrictWenatchee · this district | 7,073 | 18 | $15,708 | 17.7 | #44 |
| Longview School DistrictLongview | 6,382 | 17 | $14,628 | 17.8 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bergen School DistrictNorth Bergen, NJ | 7,082 | $19,294 | 13.0 |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictParsippany, NJ | 7,082 | $22,323 | 11.0 |
| Camden City School DistrictCamden, NJ | 7,074 | $27,950 | 11.1 |
| Edwardsville CUSD 7Edwardsville, IL | 7,060 | $12,853 | 16.0 |
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-wenatchee-school-district