Mead School District

Public school district · Spokane County · Washington · NCES district ID 5304920

Mead School District spent $15,204 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 89% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,250). Its 17 schools enrolled 10,657 students in 2024-25; 73.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,808 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (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 Mead in enrollment (9,112 to 11,206 students) and Mead itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Mead, FY23Marysville $18,709; South Kitsap $18,543; Central Kitsap $17,364; Shoreline School District 412 $17,316; Olympia $17,220; Snohomish $17,157; Tahoma $16,955; Lake Stevens $16,485; Sumner-Bonney Lake $15,438; Mead $15,204; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k14k16k18k20kMarysville$18,709South Kitsap$18,543Central Kitsap$17,364Shoreline School District 412$17,316Olympia$17,220Snohomish$17,157Tahoma$16,955Lake Stevens$16,485Sumner-Bonney Lake$15,438Mead$15,204State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Mead, FY23Marysville $18,709; South Kitsap $18,543; Central Kitsap $17,364; Shoreline School District 412 $17,316; Olympia $17,220; Snohomish $17,157; Tahoma $16,955; Lake Stevens $16,485; Sumner-Bonney Lake $15,438; Mead $15,204; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k14k16k18k20kMarysville$18,709South Kitsap$18,543Central Kitsap$17,364Shoreline School District 412$17,316Olympia$17,220Snohomish$17,157Tahoma$16,955Lake Stevens$16,485Sumner-Bonney Lake$15,438Mead$15,204State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Mead, FY23Marysville $18,709; South Kitsap $18,543; Central Kitsap $17,364; Shoreline School District 412 $17,316; Olympia $17,220; Snohomish $17,157; Tahoma $16,955; Lake Stevens $16,485; Sumner-Bonney Lake $15,438; Mead $15,204; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k16k20kMarysville$18,709South Kitsap$18,543Central Kitsap$17,364Shoreline School District 412$17,316Olympia$17,220Snohomish$17,157Tahoma$16,955Lake Stevens$16,485Sumner-Bonney Lake$15,438Mead$15,204State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Mead, FY23Marysville $18,709; South Kitsap $18,543; Central Kitsap $17,364; Shoreline School District 412 $17,316; Olympia $17,220; Snohomish $17,157; Tahoma $16,955; Lake Stevens $16,485; Sumner-Bonney Lake $15,438; Mead $15,204; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k16k20kMarysville$18,709South Kitsap$18,543Central Kitsap$17,364Shoreline School District 412$17,316Olympia$17,220Snohomish$17,157Tahoma$16,955Lake Stevens$16,485Sumner-Bonney Lake$15,438Mead$15,204State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$172,765,000 in revenue: 73.2% state, 21.6% local and 5.2% federal. Total spending including $4,983,000 of capital outlay was $173,077,000, or $16,771 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mead School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $126,522,000; Local $37,250,000; Federal $8,993,000; total $172,765,000.
  • State$126,522,000 73%
  • Local$37,250,000 22%
  • Federal$8,993,000 5%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

10,320 students in 2022-23, 10,410 students in 2023-24, 10,657 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mead School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,320, 2023-24: 10,410, 2024-25: 10,65705k10k15k2022-2310,3202023-2410,4102024-2510,657
Mead School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,320, 2023-24: 10,410, 2024-25: 10,65705k10k15k2022-2310,3202023-2410,4102024-2510,657
Mead School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,320, 2023-24: 10,410, 2024-25: 10,65705k10k15k2022-2310,3202023-2410,4102024-2510,657
Mead School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,320, 2023-24: 10,410, 2024-25: 10,65705k10k15k2022-2310,3202023-2410,4102024-2510,657

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310,320568.018.2
2023-2410,410580.817.9
2024-2510,657571.718.6

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

$55,592,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,387 per student

Mead School District booked $55,592,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 568 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 $97,866 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$43,661,00078.5%
Special education$6,742,00012.1%
Vocational$3,177,0005.7%
Other programs$2,012,0003.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,560 in 2018-19, $4,506 in 2019-20, $4,501 in 2020-21, $5,163 in 2021-22, $5,387 in 2022-23.

Mead School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,560, 2019-20: $4,506, 2020-21: $4,501, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $5,38702k4k6k2018-19$4,5602019-20$4,5062020-21$4,5012021-22$5,1632022-23$5,387
Mead School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,560, 2019-20: $4,506, 2020-21: $4,501, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $5,38702k4k6k2018-19$4,5602019-20$4,5062020-21$4,5012021-22$5,1632022-23$5,387
Mead School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,560, 2019-20: $4,506, 2020-21: $4,501, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $5,38702k4k6k2018-19$4,5602019-20$4,5062020-21$4,5012021-22$5,1632022-23$5,387
Mead School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,560, 2019-20: $4,506, 2020-21: $4,501, 2021-22: $5,163, 2022-23: $5,38702k4k6k2018-19$4,5602019-20$4,5062020-21$4,5012021-22$5,1632022-23$5,387

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 Mead School District scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 54% 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 arts65%53.4%5,402
Math54%41%4,535

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

89% of the 854 students in Mead 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 rate89%83.8%
Students in the class85485,003

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.

10 elementary schools, 4,225 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Farwell Elementary School47116.639.3%Targeted program
Brentwood Elementary School46817.336.3%Targeted program
Shiloh Hills Elementary46516.160.4%Schoolwide program
Meadow Ridge Elementary45320.127.6%Not Title I
Evergreen Elementary School43314.447.8%Schoolwide program
Midway Elementary41817.419.1%Not Title I
Skyline Elementary41219.311.9%Not Title I
Prairie View Elementary38615.223.3%Not Title I
Colbert Elementary School36414.027.2%Not Title I
Creekside Elementary School35515.957.5%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 middle schools, 2,324 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mountainside Middle School82418.634.6%Not Title I
Northwood Middle School79618.729.1%Not Title I
Highland Middle School70417.625.4%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.

3 high schools, 3,318 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mead Senior High School1,82720.525.3%Not Title I
Mt Spokane High School1,48220.325.6%Not Title I
Mead Open Doors9not reportednot reportedNot 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 other school, 790 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mead Learning Options79029.722.7%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.

Mead Open Doors

High school in Mead; open in 2024-25; 9 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 Mead 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 Mead School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentMead School District ranks 134 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,204).#134 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonMead School District is the number 31 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 10,320 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#31 of 323
  3. Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 10,414 students in fall 2022, $15,438 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,438
  4. Marysville School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 10,196 students in fall 2022, $18,709 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,709
  5. Compare Mead School District with Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mead Senior High School, its largest high school1,827 students in 2024-25, 20.5 per teacher.1,827
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonMead School District spent $97,866 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$97,866
  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 Mead School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Mead School District?
    17 schools were open in 2024-25 (10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 10,657 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mead School District spend per student?
    $15,204 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 $15,808 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mead School District's money come from?
    $172,765,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 73.2% state, 21.6% local and 5.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mead School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 736 of the 12,063 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.1%, 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 Mead School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $55,592,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,387 per student. Divided by the 568 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $97,866 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 Mead School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mead School District scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 54% 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 Mead School District?
    89% of the 854 students in Mead 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 Mead School District's NCES district ID?
    5304920. 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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