Wenatchee School District

Public school district · Chelan County · Washington · NCES district ID 5309660

Wenatchee School District spent $16,994 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,250). Its 18 schools enrolled 7,073 students in 2024-25; 71.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,940 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% (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 Wenatchee in enrollment (6,032 to 8,686 students) and Wenatchee itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Wenatchee, FY23Mount Vernon $20,204; Franklin Pierce $19,065; Sunnyside $17,915; Moses Lake $17,536; Snoqualmie Valley $17,506; Longview $17,280; Wenatchee $16,994; Eastmont $16,625; Tumwater $16,374; Camas $15,465; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k14k16k18k20k22kMount Vernon$20,204Franklin Pierce$19,065Sunnyside$17,915Moses Lake$17,536Snoqualmie Valley$17,506Longview$17,280Wenatchee$16,994Eastmont$16,625Tumwater$16,374Camas$15,465State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Wenatchee, FY23Mount Vernon $20,204; Franklin Pierce $19,065; Sunnyside $17,915; Moses Lake $17,536; Snoqualmie Valley $17,506; Longview $17,280; Wenatchee $16,994; Eastmont $16,625; Tumwater $16,374; Camas $15,465; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k14k16k18k20k22kMount Vernon$20,204Franklin Pierce$19,065Sunnyside$17,915Moses Lake$17,536Snoqualmie Valley$17,506Longview$17,280Wenatchee$16,994Eastmont$16,625Tumwater$16,374Camas$15,465State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Wenatchee, FY23Mount Vernon $20,204; Franklin Pierce $19,065; Sunnyside $17,915; Moses Lake $17,536; Snoqualmie Valley $17,506; Longview $17,280; Wenatchee $16,994; Eastmont $16,625; Tumwater $16,374; Camas $15,465; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k16k20k22kMount Vernon$20,204Franklin Pierce$19,065Sunnyside$17,915Moses Lake$17,536Snoqualmie Valley$17,506Longview$17,280Wenatchee$16,994Eastmont$16,625Tumwater$16,374Camas$15,465State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Wenatchee, FY23Mount Vernon $20,204; Franklin Pierce $19,065; Sunnyside $17,915; Moses Lake $17,536; Snoqualmie Valley $17,506; Longview $17,280; Wenatchee $16,994; Eastmont $16,625; Tumwater $16,374; Camas $15,465; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.12k16k20k22kMount Vernon$20,204Franklin Pierce$19,065Sunnyside$17,915Moses Lake$17,536Snoqualmie Valley$17,506Longview$17,280Wenatchee$16,994Eastmont$16,625Tumwater$16,374Camas$15,465State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$134,288,000 in revenue: 71.1% state, 15.6% local and 13.3% federal. Total spending including $1,447,000 of capital outlay was $131,586,000, or $17,910 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wenatchee School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $95,493,000; Local $20,961,000; Federal $17,834,000; total $134,288,000.
  • State$95,493,000 71%
  • Local$20,961,000 16%
  • Federal$17,834,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

7,347 students in 2022-23, 7,089 students in 2023-24, 7,073 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wenatchee School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,347, 2023-24: 7,089, 2024-25: 7,07302k4k6k8k2022-237,3472023-247,0892024-257,073
Wenatchee School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,347, 2023-24: 7,089, 2024-25: 7,07302k4k6k8k2022-237,3472023-247,0892024-257,073
Wenatchee School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,347, 2023-24: 7,089, 2024-25: 7,07302k4k6k8k2022-237,3472023-247,0892024-257,073
Wenatchee School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,347, 2023-24: 7,089, 2024-25: 7,07302k4k6k8k2022-237,3472023-247,0892024-257,073

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,347460.316.0
2023-247,089434.216.3
2024-257,073398.117.8

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

$38,945,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,301 per student

Wenatchee School District booked $38,945,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 467 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 $83,307 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$25,977,00066.7%
Special education$3,636,0009.3%
Vocational$4,917,00012.6%
Other programs$4,415,00011.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,734 in 2018-19, $4,821 in 2019-20, $5,191 in 2020-21, $5,151 in 2021-22, $5,301 in 2022-23.

Wenatchee School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,734, 2019-20: $4,821, 2020-21: $5,191, 2021-22: $5,151, 2022-23: $5,30102k4k6k2018-19$4,7342019-20$4,8212020-21$5,1912021-22$5,1512022-23$5,301
Wenatchee School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,734, 2019-20: $4,821, 2020-21: $5,191, 2021-22: $5,151, 2022-23: $5,30102k4k6k2018-19$4,7342019-20$4,8212020-21$5,1912021-22$5,1512022-23$5,301
Wenatchee School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,734, 2019-20: $4,821, 2020-21: $5,191, 2021-22: $5,151, 2022-23: $5,30102k4k6k2018-19$4,7342019-20$4,8212020-21$5,1912021-22$5,1512022-23$5,301
Wenatchee School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,734, 2019-20: $4,821, 2020-21: $5,191, 2021-22: $5,151, 2022-23: $5,30102k4k6k2018-19$4,7342019-20$4,8212020-21$5,1912021-22$5,1512022-23$5,301

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 Wenatchee School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 31% 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 arts48%53.4%3,757
Math31%41%3,185

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

80% of the 652 students in Wenatchee 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 rate80%83.8%
Students in the class65285,003

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, 2,983 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Abraham Lincoln Elementary60416.369.4%Schoolwide program
Washington Elementary School55416.047.3%Eligible, no program
Mission View Elementary School48417.076.2%Schoolwide program
John Newbery Elementary43715.849.2%Schoolwide program
Lewis And Clark Elementary School42415.077.1%Schoolwide program
Sunnyslope Elementary School29213.923.6%Not Title I
Valley Academy of Learning K-818818.020.2%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 middle schools, 1,450 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Foothills Middle School56719.150.4%Schoolwide program
Pioneer Middle School48816.474.2%Schoolwide program
Orchard Middle School39516.866.8%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.

5 high schools, 2,447 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wenatchee High School2,06622.552.7%Eligible, no program
Westside High School27916.566.7%Schoolwide program
Open Doors Re-Engagement91not reported72.5%Eligible, no program
Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center80.848.6%Eligible, no program
Skill Source330.0not 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.

3 other schools, 193 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Special Education School15823.736.7%Eligible, no program
Wenatchee Internet Academy23not reported65.2%Eligible, no program
Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center1212.025.0%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.

Columbia Elementary School

Elementary school in Wenatchee; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 335 students; 11.4 students per teacher.

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

Contact Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentWenatchee School District ranks 94 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,994).#94 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonWenatchee School District is the number 42 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 7,347 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#42 of 323
  3. Franklin Pierce School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 7,425 students in fall 2022, $19,065 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,065
  4. Camas School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 7,324 students in fall 2022, $15,465 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,465
  5. Compare Wenatchee School District with Franklin Pierce School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wenatchee High School, its largest high school2,066 students in 2024-25, 22.5 per teacher.2,066
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonWenatchee School District spent $83,307 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$83,307
  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 Wenatchee School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Wenatchee School District?
    18 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high, 3 other), enrolling 7,073 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wenatchee School District spend per student?
    $16,994 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 $17,940 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wenatchee School District's money come from?
    $134,288,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.1% state, 15.6% local and 13.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wenatchee School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 992 of the 8,466 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.7%, 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 Wenatchee School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $38,945,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,301 per student. Divided by the 467 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $83,307 per teacher, more than 45 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 Wenatchee School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wenatchee School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 31% 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 Wenatchee School District?
    80% of the 652 students in Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee School District's NCES district ID?
    5309660. 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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