Yelm School District
Yelm School District is a public school district based in Yelm, Washington, serving 5,671 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 567 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,839 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.0 students per teacher.
How Yelm compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Yelm | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,839 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,742 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $137.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $97.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 283 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 559 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.0 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 567 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelm School DistrictYelm · this district | 5,671 | 10 | $14,839 | 20.0 | #52 |
| Cheney School DistrictCheney | 5,662 | 13 | $13,406 | 17.1 | #53 |
| Oak Harbor School DistrictOak Harbor | 5,635 | 12 | $15,257 | 16.7 | #54 |
| University Place School DistrictUniversity Place | 5,635 | 8 | $14,392 | 19.1 | #55 |
| Arlington School DistrictArlington | 5,588 | 11 | $15,017 | 19.1 | #56 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs School DistrictOcean Springs, MS | 5,677 | $9,355 | 13.6 |
| Franklin-McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CA | 5,675 | $17,316 | 20.6 |
| Dayton ISDDayton, TX | 5,675 | $9,996 | 16.4 |
| Little Miami LocalMaineville, OH | 5,672 | $11,318 | 20.4 |
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.
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