Public schools in Spokane, WA

Spokane has 93 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 23 high, 13 middle, 51 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 40,512 students. They are run by 10 districts and agencies; Spokane School District runs 61 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 10 districts and agencies that run Spokane's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in SpokaneDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Spokane School District6128,714$18,334
West Valley School District (Spokane)123,483$15,335
Mead School District1010,320$15,204
Educational Service District 1013142not reported
Cheney School District25,540$14,596
Spokane International Academy1736$16,053
PRIDE Prep Charter School District1504$17,093
Orchard Prairie School District174$15,649
Great Northern School District138$23,105
Lumen Public School136$60,833

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

23 high schools in Spokane, 12,410 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mead Senior High School1,82720.525.3%Mead
Lewis & Clark High School1,67320.229.2%Spokane
North Central High School1,64718.552.6%Spokane
Ferris High School1,64418.336.1%Spokane
Rogers High School1,49816.765.9%Spokane
Shadle Park High School1,44517.946.3%Spokane
West Valley High School83621.340.1%West Valley
On Track Academy44212.865.8%Spokane
Dishman Hills High School29621.167.6%West Valley
PRIDE Prep School23211.735.3%PRIDE Prep Charter
The other 13 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Spokane Valley High School22922.353.3%West Valley
The Community School16518.341.8%Spokane
Open Doors145not reported75.2%Spokane
NEWESD 101 Open Doors127not reported2.4%Educational Service District 101
SCCP Images538.843.4%Spokane
Lumen High School326.471.9%Lumen Public School
A-3 Multiagency Adolescent Prog297.358.6%Spokane
The Healing Lodge2412.012.5%Spokane
Spokane Area Professional-Technical Skills Center200.940.0%Spokane
Spokane Juvenile Detention School19not reported42.1%Educational Service District 101
Structural Alt Confinement School14not reported78.6%Educational Service District 101
Alternative Tamarack School1010.030.0%Spokane
Open Doors re-engagement3not reportednot reportedWest Valley

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

13 middle schools in Spokane, 7,903 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sacajawea Middle School85518.034.5%Spokane
Northwood Middle School79618.729.1%Mead
Highland Middle School70417.625.4%Mead
Shaw Middle School69315.267.2%Spokane
Chase Middle School68516.145.0%Spokane
Salk Middle School65816.949.8%Spokane
Westwood Middle School62417.849.2%Cheney
Pauline Flett Middle School60917.447.1%Spokane
Denny Yasuhara Middle School59614.774.5%Spokane
Glover Middle School53716.263.1%Spokane
The other 3 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Centennial Middle School53618.246.6%West Valley
Garry Middle School41013.969.5%Spokane
West Valley City School20024.235.5%West Valley

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

51 elementary schools in Spokane, 17,963 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Windsor Elementary54915.133.3%Cheney
Hamblen Elementary50815.036.6%Spokane
Linwood Elementary50314.161.4%Spokane
Hutton Elementary49215.023.6%Spokane
Mullan Road Elementary47715.128.3%Spokane
Farwell Elementary School47116.639.3%Mead
Brentwood Elementary School46817.336.3%Mead
Shiloh Hills Elementary46516.160.4%Mead
Moran Prairie Elementary46214.826.8%Spokane
Stevens Elementary43812.279.9%Spokane
The other 41 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lincoln Heights Elementary43513.652.2%Spokane
Evergreen Elementary School43314.447.8%Mead
Franklin Elementary42813.543.9%Spokane
Longfellow Elementary41711.864.0%Spokane
Spokane Public Montessori41321.123.2%Spokane
Skyline Elementary41219.311.9%Mead
Roosevelt Elementary40213.847.5%Spokane
Audubon Elementary39812.076.6%Spokane
Prairie View Elementary38615.223.3%Mead
Cooper Elementary38512.655.8%Spokane
Willard Elementary38412.963.5%Spokane
Regal Elementary38112.473.0%Spokane
Arlington Elementary37912.373.1%Spokane
Holmes Elementary37812.473.8%Spokane
Finch Elementary37514.948.3%Spokane
Frances Scott Elementary37211.973.7%Spokane
Woodridge Elementary36914.629.0%Spokane
Bemiss Elementary36813.476.9%Spokane
Whitman Elementary36212.473.5%Spokane
Pasadena Park Elementary36216.236.7%West Valley
Jefferson Elementary35913.825.3%Spokane
Logan Elementary33612.976.5%Spokane
Westview Elementary32813.455.2%Spokane
Browne Elementary31615.350.6%Spokane
Garfield Elementary31412.167.2%Spokane
Adams Elementary31214.165.4%Spokane
Wilson Elementary30714.415.3%Spokane
Libby Center30516.016.4%Spokane
Indian Trail Elementary30313.730.7%Spokane
Ridgeview Elementary30115.858.8%Spokane
Grant Elementary28911.472.3%Spokane
Lidgerwood Elementary27811.674.5%Spokane
Seth Woodard Elementary26214.356.1%West Valley
Madison Elementary25012.263.6%Spokane
Balboa Elementary24812.241.1%Spokane
Ness Elementary24315.962.1%West Valley
Orchard Center Elementary19912.157.3%West Valley
Millwood Kindergarten Center17812.544.9%West Valley
Orchard Prairie Elementary7912.56.8%Orchard Prairie
Great Northern Elementary44not reported59.1%Great Northern
West Valley Virtual Learning Center4019.065.0%West Valley

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 other schools in Spokane, 2,236 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Spokane International Academy82415.036.8%Spokane International Academy
Mead Learning Options79029.722.7%Mead
Bryant Center330not reported17.9%Spokane
Spokane Virtual Academy247not reported49.8%Spokane
Alternative Northeast Community Center Preschool37not reported70.3%Spokane
West Central Community Center8not reportednot reportedSpokane

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Spokane's public schools compare with Washington's

The median Spokane school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Washington median of 16.7. 49% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 375 students (state 391).

Spokane against Washington, schools open in 2024-25 with students
SpokaneWashington
Median students per teacher14.816.7
Median school size (students)375391
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)49%37%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)75%53%
Charter schools3.2%0.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 93 Spokane schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Spokane

  1. Spokane School DistrictRuns 61 of Spokane's 93 public schools and spent $18,334 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,334
  2. Mead Senior High School, the largest high school in Spokane1,827 students in 2024-25, 20.5 per teacher.1,827
  3. Compare Spokane School District with West Valley School District (Spokane)Spokane's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Spokane addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Washington

  1. Seattle126 schools
  2. Tacoma92 schools
  3. Vancouver88 schools
  4. Yakima51 schools
  5. Everett40 schools
  6. Puyallup36 schools
  7. Kennewick35 schools
  8. Spokane Valley35 schools

Questions about schools in Spokane

  1. How many public schools are in Spokane, WA?
    93 public schools with an address in Spokane were open in 2024-25: 23 high, 13 middle, 51 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 40,512 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Spokane?
    Mead Senior High School, with 1,827 students in 2024-25 (Mead School District).
  3. Which districts run Spokane's schools?
    Spokane School District (61 schools), West Valley School District (Spokane) (12 schools), Mead School District (10 schools), Educational Service District 101 (3 schools), and 6 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

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

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .