School spending per student in Washington, every district

La Conner School District spent $28,416 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Washington district with 500 or more students; the median Washington district with 1,000 or more students spent $17,250. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Washington, fiscal year 2022-23La Conner School District $28,416; Mount Adams School District $23,535; Tukwila School District $22,639; Seattle School District No. 1 $21,806; South Bend School District $21,278; Bremerton School District $20,969; Ocosta School District $20,923; Chimacum School District $20,895; Burlington-Edison School District $20,773; Highline School District $20,594; Washington median $17,250.010k20k30kLa Conner School District$28,416Mount Adams School District$23,535Tukwila School District$22,639Seattle School District No. 1$21,806South Bend School District$21,278Bremerton School District$20,969Ocosta School District$20,923Chimacum School District$20,895Burlington-Edison School District$20,773Highline School District$20,594Washington median $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington, fiscal year 2022-23La Conner School District $28,416; Mount Adams School District $23,535; Tukwila School District $22,639; Seattle School District No. 1 $21,806; South Bend School District $21,278; Bremerton School District $20,969; Ocosta School District $20,923; Chimacum School District $20,895; Burlington-Edison School District $20,773; Highline School District $20,594; Washington median $17,250.010k20k30kLa Conner School District$28,416Mount Adams School District$23,535Tukwila School District$22,639Seattle School District No. 1$21,806South Bend School District$21,278Bremerton School District$20,969Ocosta School District$20,923Chimacum School District$20,895Burlington-Edison School District$20,773Highline School District$20,594Washington median $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington, fiscal year 2022-23La Conner School District $28,416; Mount Adams School District $23,535; Tukwila School District $22,639; Seattle School District No. 1 $21,806; South Bend School District $21,278; Bremerton School District $20,969; Ocosta School District $20,923; Chimacum School District $20,895; Burlington-Edison School District $20,773; Highline School District $20,594; Washington median $17,250.010k20k30kLa Conner School District$28,416Mount Adams School District$23,535Tukwila School District$22,639Seattle School District No. 1$21,806South Bend School District$21,278Bremerton School District$20,969Ocosta School District$20,923Chimacum School District$20,895Burlington-Edison School District$20,773Highline School District$20,594Washington median $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington, fiscal year 2022-23La Conner School District $28,416; Mount Adams School District $23,535; Tukwila School District $22,639; Seattle School District No. 1 $21,806; South Bend School District $21,278; Bremerton School District $20,969; Ocosta School District $20,923; Chimacum School District $20,895; Burlington-Edison School District $20,773; Highline School District $20,594; Washington median $17,250.010k20k30kLa Conner School District$28,416Mount Adams School District$23,535Tukwila School District$22,639Seattle School District No. 1$21,806South Bend School District$21,278Bremerton School District$20,969Ocosta School District$20,923Chimacum School District$20,895Burlington-Edison School District$20,773Highline School District$20,594Washington median $17,250

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 194 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
La Conner School DistrictSkagit County536$28,416
Mount Adams School DistrictYakima County889$23,535
Tukwila School DistrictKing County2,715$22,639
Seattle School District No. 1King County51,238$21,806
South Bend School DistrictPacific County576$21,278
Bremerton School DistrictKitsap County4,383$20,969
Ocosta School DistrictGrays Harbor County582$20,923
Chimacum School DistrictJefferson County717$20,895
Burlington-Edison School DistrictSkagit County3,351$20,773
Highline School DistrictKing County18,048$20,594
Mount Baker School DistrictWhatcom County1,692$20,586
Mukilteo School DistrictSnohomish County15,131$20,374
Manson School DistrictChelan County615$20,260
Mabton School DistrictYakima County771$20,206
Mount Vernon School DistrictSkagit County6,545$20,204
The other 179 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Bellevue School DistrictKing County19,089$20,051
Soap Lake School DistrictGrant County515$20,010
North Beach School District No. 64Grays Harbor County689$20,000
Blaine School DistrictWhatcom County2,081$19,968
Columbia (Walla Walla) School DistrictWalla Walla County734$19,710
Tacoma School DistrictPierce County28,311$19,679
San Juan Island School DistrictSan Juan County782$19,645
Oroville School DistrictOkanogan County530$19,615
Pioneer School DistrictMason County759$19,599
Wapato School DistrictYakima County3,195$19,515
Clover Park School DistrictPierce County12,566$19,263
Renton School DistrictKing County15,230$19,241
Quincy School DistrictGrant County3,083$19,223
Kent School DistrictKing County25,586$19,199
Franklin Pierce School DistrictPierce County7,425$19,065
Wahluke School DistrictGrant County2,536$19,002
Yakima School DistrictYakima County15,553$18,941
Woodland School DistrictCowlitz County2,432$18,928
Lake Chelan School DistrictChelan County1,335$18,822
Oak Harbor School DistrictIsland County5,730$18,813
Port Townsend School DistrictJefferson County1,206$18,800
Ferndale School DistrictWhatcom County4,651$18,722
Edmonds School DistrictSnohomish County20,459$18,710
Marysville School DistrictSnohomish County10,196$18,709
Auburn School DistrictKing County17,857$18,620
Northshore School DistrictSnohomish County22,944$18,578
Stevenson-Carson School DistrictSkamania County843$18,577
Davenport School DistrictLincoln County615$18,572
South Kitsap School DistrictKitsap County9,196$18,543
Quillayute Valley School DistrictClallam County2,473$18,540
Orcas Island School DistrictSan Juan County701$18,496
Prosser School DistrictBenton County2,414$18,483
Rochester School DistrictThurston County2,150$18,440
Dieringer School DistrictPierce County1,402$18,423
North Kitsap School DistrictKitsap County5,418$18,414
Everett School DistrictSnohomish County20,359$18,396
South Whidbey School DistrictIsland County1,202$18,378
Methow Valley School DistrictOkanogan County756$18,361
Okanogan School DistrictOkanogan County1,065$18,338
Spokane School DistrictSpokane County28,714$18,334
Cascade School DistrictChelan County1,252$18,217
Hoquiam School DistrictGrays Harbor County1,640$18,188
Granger School DistrictYakima County1,501$18,145
Anacortes School DistrictSkagit County2,606$18,124
Aberdeen School DistrictGrays Harbor County3,304$18,045
Toppenish School DistrictYakima County4,246$18,015
Vancouver School DistrictClark County22,003$17,999
Reardan-Edwall School DistrictLincoln County671$17,982
Sunnyside School DistrictYakima County6,369$17,915
Evergreen School District (Clark)Clark County22,591$17,902
Federal Way School DistrictKing County21,606$17,898
Bellingham School DistrictWhatcom County11,614$17,886
Washougal School DistrictClark County2,865$17,867
Sedro-Woolley School DistrictSkagit County4,593$17,801
Kittitas School DistrictKittitas County613$17,788
Port Angeles School DistrictClallam County3,534$17,775
North Franklin School DistrictFranklin County2,037$17,771
Nooksack Valley School DistrictWhatcom County1,912$17,753
Vashon Island School DistrictKing County1,539$17,724
Kiona-Benton City School DistrictBenton County1,372$17,704
Bainbridge Island School DistrictKitsap County3,594$17,702
Sultan School DistrictSnohomish County2,074$17,674
Toledo School DistrictLewis County843$17,673
Coupeville School DistrictIsland County1,055$17,670
Fife School DistrictPierce County3,893$17,662
Warden School DistrictGrant County902$17,642
Centralia School DistrictLewis County3,440$17,631
Stanwood-Camano School DistrictSnohomish County4,812$17,626
Shelton School DistrictMason County4,540$17,578
Grand Coulee Dam School DistrictDouglas County771$17,568
East Valley School District (Spokane)Spokane County3,670$17,564
Chehalis School DistrictLewis County3,012$17,562
Bridgeport School DistrictDouglas County776$17,545
Moses Lake School DistrictGrant County8,686$17,536
Snoqualmie Valley School DistrictKing County7,086$17,506
Sequim School DistrictClallam County2,602$17,501
White Salmon Valley School DistrictKlickitat County1,114$17,497
Highland School DistrictYakima County1,094$17,399
Chewelah School DistrictStevens County789$17,379
Central Kitsap School DistrictKitsap County11,206$17,364
Shoreline School DistrictKing County9,564$17,316
North Mason School DistrictMason County2,309$17,296
Mercer Island School DistrictKing County4,057$17,288
Longview School DistrictCowlitz County6,311$17,280
Olympia School DistrictThurston County9,633$17,220
Peninsula School DistrictPierce County8,969$17,219
Grandview School DistrictYakima County3,618$17,212
Issaquah School DistrictKing County19,524$17,188
Snohomish School DistrictSnohomish County9,418$17,157
Pasco School DistrictFranklin County18,515$17,151
Steilacoom Hist. School DistrictPierce County3,098$17,148
College Place School DistrictWalla Walla County1,554$17,142
Monroe School DistrictSnohomish County5,734$17,142
Newport School DistrictPend Oreille County1,091$17,138
Lakewood School DistrictSnohomish County2,627$17,114
North Thurston Public SchoolsThurston County15,119$17,096
PRIDE Prep Charter School DistrictSpokane County504$17,093
Montesano School DistrictGrays Harbor County1,430$17,090
Naches Valley School DistrictYakima County1,294$17,087
Lake Washington School DistrictKing County30,991$17,053
Walla Walla Public SchoolsWalla Walla County5,599$17,029
Arlington School DistrictSnohomish County5,506$17,022
Tenino School DistrictThurston County1,287$17,002
Wenatchee School DistrictChelan County7,347$16,994
Kelso School DistrictCowlitz County4,940$16,984
Union Gap School DistrictYakima County577$16,984
Tahoma School DistrictKing County9,112$16,955
Riverview School DistrictKing County3,111$16,952
Puyallup School DistrictPierce County23,104$16,882
Royal School DistrictGrant County1,763$16,834
Yelm School DistrictThurston County5,668$16,820
Eatonville School DistrictPierce County1,944$16,816
Granite Falls School DistrictSnohomish County2,326$16,765
Ocean Beach School DistrictPacific County1,033$16,687
Griffin School DistrictThurston County577$16,683
Asotin-Anatone School DistrictAsotin County614$16,664
Clarkston School DistrictAsotin County2,518$16,653
Finley School DistrictBenton County871$16,644
Tonasket School DistrictOkanogan County1,166$16,637
Eastmont School DistrictDouglas County6,032$16,625
Zillah School DistrictYakima County1,299$16,489
Lake Stevens School DistrictSnohomish County9,687$16,485
Battle Ground School DistrictClark County12,393$16,420
Enumclaw School DistrictKing County4,436$16,411
Brewster School DistrictOkanogan County1,012$16,398
Cle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictKittitas County972$16,393
Liberty School DistrictSpokane County593$16,386
Tumwater School DistrictThurston County6,461$16,374
Cashmere School DistrictChelan County1,580$16,342
Ellensburg School DistrictKittitas County3,238$16,335
Colfax School DistrictWhitman County562$16,274
Othello School DistrictAdams County4,751$16,260
Meridian School DistrictWhatcom County1,816$16,219
East Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima County3,334$16,161
Freeman School DistrictSpokane County878$16,154
Mossyrock School DistrictLewis County590$16,112
Spokane International AcademySpokane County736$16,053
Richland School DistrictBenton County13,948$16,042
Elma School DistrictGrays Harbor County1,708$16,041
Orting School DistrictPierce County2,748$16,034
University Place School DistrictPierce County5,619$15,994
Winlock School DistrictLewis County858$15,980
Onalaska School DistrictLewis County868$15,970
Lynden School DistrictIsland County3,542$15,842
Colville School DistrictStevens County1,685$15,840
Nine Mile Falls School DistrictSpokane County1,435$15,806
Central Valley School DistrictSpokane County14,688$15,783
Pullman School DistrictWhitman County2,740$15,771
Medical Lake School DistrictSpokane County1,897$15,739
Castle Rock School DistrictCowlitz County1,508$15,662
Selah School DistrictFranklin County3,832$15,615
Impact | Puget Sound ElementaryKing County596$15,587
Rainier School DistrictThurston County931$15,579
Toutle Lake School DistrictCowlitz County690$15,514
Adna School DistrictLewis County648$15,492
Camas School DistrictClark County7,324$15,465
Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictPierce County10,414$15,438
Bethel School DistrictPierce County21,156$15,370
West Valley School District (Spokane)Spokane County3,483$15,335
Mead School DistrictSpokane County10,320$15,204
Kennewick School DistrictBenton County19,311$15,202
West Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima County5,490$15,141
Mary Walker School DistrictStevens County531$14,949
Hockinson School DistrictClark County2,000$14,945
Napavine School DistrictLewis County814$14,914
Riverside School DistrictSpokane County1,605$14,724
Cheney School DistrictSpokane County5,540$14,596
Ephrata School DistrictGrant County2,807$14,422
White River School DistrictPierce County4,408$14,365
La Center School DistrictClark County1,769$14,259
Kettle Falls School DistrictStevens County1,125$14,188
Quilcene School DistrictJefferson County726$14,140
Ridgefield School DistrictClark County3,987$14,095
Omak School DistrictOkanogan County5,834$13,847
Mary M Knight School DistrictMason County1,045$13,673
Valley School DistrictStevens County1,079$13,417
Deer Park School DistrictSpokane County2,774$13,402
Kalama School DistrictCowlitz County1,151$13,374
Goldendale School DistrictKlickitat County2,976$12,739

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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