Centralia School District

Public school district · Lewis County · Washington · NCES district ID 5301140

Centralia School District spent $17,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,250). Its 9 schools enrolled 3,313 students in 2024-25; 68.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,813 per student, up 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 82% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Washington districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Centralia in enrollment (3,238 to 3,618 students) and Centralia itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Centralia, FY23Burlington-Edison $20,773; Aberdeen $18,045; Port Angeles $17,775; Bainbridge Island $17,702; Centralia $17,631; Grandview $17,212; Ellensburg $16,335; East Valley $16,161; Lynden $15,842; West Valley School District (Spokane) $15,335; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kBurlington-Edison$20,773Aberdeen$18,045Port Angeles$17,775Bainbridge Island$17,702Centralia$17,631Grandview$17,212Ellensburg$16,335East Valley$16,161Lynden$15,842West Valley School District (S…$15,335State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Centralia, FY23Burlington-Edison $20,773; Aberdeen $18,045; Port Angeles $17,775; Bainbridge Island $17,702; Centralia $17,631; Grandview $17,212; Ellensburg $16,335; East Valley $16,161; Lynden $15,842; West Valley School District (Spokane) $15,335; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kBurlington-Edison$20,773Aberdeen$18,045Port Angeles$17,775Bainbridge Island$17,702Centralia$17,631Grandview$17,212Ellensburg$16,335East Valley$16,161Lynden$15,842West Valley School District (Spokan…$15,335State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Centralia, FY23Burlington-Edison $20,773; Aberdeen $18,045; Port Angeles $17,775; Bainbridge Island $17,702; Centralia $17,631; Grandview $17,212; Ellensburg $16,335; East Valley $16,161; Lynden $15,842; West Valley School District (Spokane) $15,335; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12.5k17.5k22.5kBurlington-Edison$20,773Aberdeen$18,045Port Angeles$17,775Bainbridge Island$17,702Centralia$17,631Grandview$17,212Ellensburg$16,335East Valley$16,161Lynden$15,842West Valley School District (Spokane)$15,335State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Centralia, FY23Burlington-Edison $20,773; Aberdeen $18,045; Port Angeles $17,775; Bainbridge Island $17,702; Centralia $17,631; Grandview $17,212; Ellensburg $16,335; East Valley $16,161; Lynden $15,842; West Valley School District (Spokane) $15,335; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12.5k17.5k22.5kBurlington-Edison$20,773Aberdeen$18,045Port Angeles$17,775Bainbridge Island$17,702Centralia$17,631Grandview$17,212Ellensburg$16,335East Valley$16,161Lynden$15,842West Valley School District (Spokane)$15,335State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$70,005,000 in revenue: 68.0% state, 17.3% local and 14.8% federal. Total spending including $2,198,000 of capital outlay was $67,147,000, or $19,519 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Centralia School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $47,572,000; Local $12,099,000; Federal $10,334,000; total $70,005,000.
  • State$47,572,000 68%
  • Local$12,099,000 17%
  • Federal$10,334,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 150 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,440 students in 2022-23, 3,374 students in 2023-24, 3,313 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Centralia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,440, 2023-24: 3,374, 2024-25: 3,31301k2k3k4k2022-233,4402023-243,3742024-253,313
Centralia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,440, 2023-24: 3,374, 2024-25: 3,31301k2k3k4k2022-233,4402023-243,3742024-253,313
Centralia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,440, 2023-24: 3,374, 2024-25: 3,31301k2k3k4k2022-233,4402023-243,3742024-253,313
Centralia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,440, 2023-24: 3,374, 2024-25: 3,31301k2k3k4k2022-233,4402023-243,3742024-253,313

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,440208.416.5
2023-243,374207.516.3
2024-253,313191.017.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$17,681,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,140 per student

Centralia School District booked $17,681,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 210 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $84,191 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 48 in 100 Washington districts with a figure (state median $84,529, 290 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$12,188,00068.9%
Special education$1,823,00010.3%
Vocational$1,344,0007.6%
Other programs$2,326,00013.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,498 in 2018-19, $4,517 in 2019-20, $4,720 in 2020-21, $4,900 in 2021-22, $5,140 in 2022-23.

Centralia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,498, 2019-20: $4,517, 2020-21: $4,720, 2021-22: $4,900, 2022-23: $5,14002k4k6k2018-19$4,4982019-20$4,5172020-21$4,7202021-22$4,9002022-23$5,140
Centralia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,498, 2019-20: $4,517, 2020-21: $4,720, 2021-22: $4,900, 2022-23: $5,14002k4k6k2018-19$4,4982019-20$4,5172020-21$4,7202021-22$4,9002022-23$5,140
Centralia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,498, 2019-20: $4,517, 2020-21: $4,720, 2021-22: $4,900, 2022-23: $5,14002k4k6k2018-19$4,4982019-20$4,5172020-21$4,7202021-22$4,9002022-23$5,140
Centralia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,498, 2019-20: $4,517, 2020-21: $4,720, 2021-22: $4,900, 2022-23: $5,14002k4k6k2018-19$4,4982019-20$4,5172020-21$4,7202021-22$4,9002022-23$5,140

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Centralia School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 22-26% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWashingtonStudents tested
Reading and language arts36%53.4%1,732
Math22-26%41%1,534

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

82% of the 246 students in Centralia School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate82%83.8%
Students in the class24685,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

5 elementary schools, 1,724 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fords Prairie Elementary44315.265.9%Schoolwide program
Jefferson Lincoln Elementary35714.170.9%Schoolwide program
Oakview Elementary School31713.466.9%Schoolwide program
Edison Elementary31316.761.3%Schoolwide program
Washington Elementary School29416.162.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 479 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Centralia Middle School47917.963.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 1,051 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Centralia High School94120.258.3%Not Title I
Futurus High School11044.070.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 59 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Centralia School District SpEd Pre-school59not reported69.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Centralia School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Centralia School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentCentralia School District ranks 61 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,631).#61 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonCentralia School District is the number 80 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 3,440 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#80 of 323
  3. West Valley School District (Spokane)The next larger Washington district: 3,483 students in fall 2022, $15,335 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,335
  4. Burlington-Edison School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 3,351 students in fall 2022, $20,773 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,773
  5. Compare Centralia School District with West Valley School District (Spokane)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Centralia High School, its largest high school941 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.941
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonCentralia School District spent $84,191 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$84,191
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Centralia School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Centralia School District?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 3,313 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Centralia School District spend per student?
    $17,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Washington median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,250 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,813 per student, up 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Centralia School District's money come from?
    $70,005,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.0% state, 17.3% local and 14.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Centralia School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 765 of the 4,393 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Centralia School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,681,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,140 per student. Divided by the 210 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $84,191 per teacher, more than 48 in 100 Washington districts (state median $84,529). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Centralia School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Centralia School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 22-26% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Centralia School District?
    82% of the 246 students in Centralia School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Centralia School District's NCES district ID?
    5301140. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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