Bremerton School District

Public school district · Kitsap County · Washington · NCES district ID 5300660

Bremerton School District spent $20,969 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,250). Its 12 schools enrolled 4,383 students in 2024-25; 64.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,371 per student, up 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 69% (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 Bremerton in enrollment (3,987 to 4,751 students) and Bremerton itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Bremerton, FY23Bremerton $20,969; Ferndale $18,722; Toppenish $18,015; Sedro-Woolley $17,801; Shelton $17,578; Mercer Island School District 400 $17,288; Enumclaw $16,411; Othello $16,260; White River $14,365; Ridgefield $14,095; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kBremerton$20,969Ferndale$18,722Toppenish$18,015Sedro-Woolley$17,801Shelton$17,578Mercer Island School District …$17,288Enumclaw$16,411Othello$16,260White River$14,365Ridgefield$14,095State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Bremerton, FY23Bremerton $20,969; Ferndale $18,722; Toppenish $18,015; Sedro-Woolley $17,801; Shelton $17,578; Mercer Island School District 400 $17,288; Enumclaw $16,411; Othello $16,260; White River $14,365; Ridgefield $14,095; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kBremerton$20,969Ferndale$18,722Toppenish$18,015Sedro-Woolley$17,801Shelton$17,578Mercer Island School District 400$17,288Enumclaw$16,411Othello$16,260White River$14,365Ridgefield$14,095State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Bremerton, FY23Bremerton $20,969; Ferndale $18,722; Toppenish $18,015; Sedro-Woolley $17,801; Shelton $17,578; Mercer Island School District 400 $17,288; Enumclaw $16,411; Othello $16,260; White River $14,365; Ridgefield $14,095; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k15k20k22.5kBremerton$20,969Ferndale$18,722Toppenish$18,015Sedro-Woolley$17,801Shelton$17,578Mercer Island School District 400$17,288Enumclaw$16,411Othello$16,260White River$14,365Ridgefield$14,095State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Bremerton, FY23Bremerton $20,969; Ferndale $18,722; Toppenish $18,015; Sedro-Woolley $17,801; Shelton $17,578; Mercer Island School District 400 $17,288; Enumclaw $16,411; Othello $16,260; White River $14,365; Ridgefield $14,095; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k15k20k22.5kBremerton$20,969Ferndale$18,722Toppenish$18,015Sedro-Woolley$17,801Shelton$17,578Mercer Island School District 400$17,288Enumclaw$16,411Othello$16,260White River$14,365Ridgefield$14,095State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$104,171,000 in revenue: 64.7% state, 22.5% local and 12.8% federal. Total spending including $9,778,000 of capital outlay was $102,731,000, or $23,439 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bremerton School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $67,396,000; Local $23,403,000; Federal $13,372,000; total $104,171,000.
  • State$67,396,000 65%
  • Local$23,403,000 22%
  • Federal$13,372,000 13%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,383 students in 2022-23, 4,367 students in 2023-24, 4,383 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bremerton School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,383, 2023-24: 4,367, 2024-25: 4,38302k4k6k2022-234,3832023-244,3672024-254,383
Bremerton School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,383, 2023-24: 4,367, 2024-25: 4,38302k4k6k2022-234,3832023-244,3672024-254,383
Bremerton School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,383, 2023-24: 4,367, 2024-25: 4,38302k4k6k2022-234,3832023-244,3672024-254,383
Bremerton School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,383, 2023-24: 4,367, 2024-25: 4,38302k4k6k2022-234,3832023-244,3672024-254,383

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,383293.314.9
2023-244,367277.315.7
2024-254,383279.115.7

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

$29,676,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,771 per student

Bremerton School District booked $29,676,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 303 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 $97,786 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 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$18,241,00061.5%
Special education$3,784,00012.8%
Vocational$3,457,00011.6%
Other programs$4,194,00014.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,398 in 2018-19, $5,573 in 2019-20, $6,069 in 2020-21, $6,557 in 2021-22, $6,771 in 2022-23.

Bremerton School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,398, 2019-20: $5,573, 2020-21: $6,069, 2021-22: $6,557, 2022-23: $6,77102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3982019-20$5,5732020-21$6,0692021-22$6,5572022-23$6,771
Bremerton School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,398, 2019-20: $5,573, 2020-21: $6,069, 2021-22: $6,557, 2022-23: $6,77102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3982019-20$5,5732020-21$6,0692021-22$6,5572022-23$6,771
Bremerton School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,398, 2019-20: $5,573, 2020-21: $6,069, 2021-22: $6,557, 2022-23: $6,77102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3982019-20$5,5732020-21$6,0692021-22$6,5572022-23$6,771
Bremerton School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,398, 2019-20: $5,573, 2020-21: $6,069, 2021-22: $6,557, 2022-23: $6,77102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3982019-20$5,5732020-21$6,0692021-22$6,5572022-23$6,771

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 Bremerton School District scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 26-27% 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 arts38%53.4%2,100
Math26-27%41%1,828

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

69% of the 344 students in Bremerton 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 rate69%83.8%
Students in the class34485,003

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.

7 elementary schools, 2,160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Armin Jahr Elementary49514.759.6%Schoolwide program
View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy38813.256.7%Schoolwide program
Kitsap Lake Elementary33614.139.9%Schoolwide program
Crownhill Elementary School31715.047.6%Schoolwide program
West Hills S.T.E.M. Academy28313.560.8%Schoolwide program
Naval Avenue Elementary School26912.560.6%Schoolwide program
Bremerton Homelink Program7236.027.8%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.

1 middle school, 856 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mountain View Middle School85617.753.5%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.

3 high schools, 1,352 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bremerton High School1,26321.248.3%Schoolwide program
Renaissance Alternative High School8114.464.2%Schoolwide program
West Sound Technical Skills Center80.615.0%Eligible, no 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, 15 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Special Services15not reported73.3%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Special Services

School in Bremerton; open in 2024-25; 15 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Bremerton 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 Bremerton School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentBremerton School District ranks 3 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,969).#3 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonBremerton School District is the number 68 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 4,383 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#68 of 323
  3. White River School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 4,408 students in fall 2022, $14,365 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,365
  4. Toppenish School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 4,246 students in fall 2022, $18,015 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,015
  5. Compare Bremerton School District with White River School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bremerton High School, its largest high school1,263 students in 2024-25, 21.2 per teacher.1,263
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonBremerton School District spent $97,786 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$97,786
  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 Bremerton School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Bremerton School District?
    12 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,383 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bremerton School District spend per student?
    $20,969 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 $21,371 per student, up 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bremerton School District's money come from?
    $104,171,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.7% state, 22.5% local and 12.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bremerton School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 901 of the 5,589 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.1%, 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 Bremerton School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $29,676,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,771 per student. Divided by the 303 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $97,786 per teacher, more than 82 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 Bremerton School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bremerton School District scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 26-27% 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 Bremerton School District?
    69% of the 344 students in Bremerton 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 Bremerton School District's NCES district ID?
    5300660. 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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