Washington · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Washington The 50 Washington districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
$26,723 Top per-pupil spend
$18,521 Avg across top 50
50 Districts listed The spending picture in one line
La Conner School District spends $26,723 per student, the most of any Washington district listed, against an average of $18,521 across the top 50.
$26,723 top spend (La Conner School District)
$17,321 lowest on this list
1.5× spread across the listed districts
536 students in the top district # District Enrollment Schools Per-Pupil $ 1 La Conner School District La Conner 536 3 $26,723 2 Tukwila School District Tukwila 2,715 8 $22,111 3 Quilcene School District Quilcene 726 2 $21,779 4 Seattle School District No. 1 Seattle 51,238 109 $20,430 5 Bremerton School District Bremerton 4,383 13 $20,040 6 Mount Baker School District Deming 1,692 7 $19,882 7 South Bend School District South Bend 576 4 $19,788 8 Chimacum School District Chimacum 717 5 $19,508 9 Mukilteo School District Everett 15,131 25 $19,467 10 Granger School District Granger 1,501 3 $19,441 11 Coupeville School District Coupeville 1,055 7 $19,319 12 Burlington-Edison School District Burlington 3,351 9 $19,186 13 Highline School District Burien 18,048 43 $19,077 14 Stevenson-Carson School District Stevenson 843 6 $18,949 15 Mount Vernon School District Mount Vernon 6,545 14 $18,880 16 Oroville School District Oroville 530 2 $18,819 17 North Beach School District No. 64 Ocean Shores 689 4 $18,363 18 Wapato School District Wapato 3,195 11 $18,231 19 Anacortes School District Anacortes 2,606 8 $18,179 20 Marysville School District Marysville 10,196 24 $18,152 21 Manson School District Manson 615 3 $18,013 22 Ferndale School District Ferndale 4,651 13 $17,981 23 South Whidbey School District Langley 1,202 5 $17,973 24 Port Townsend School District Port Townsend 1,206 4 $17,962 25 Oak Harbor School District Oak Harbor 5,730 12 $17,926 26 Ocosta School District Westport 582 3 $17,889 27 Bellevue School District Bellevue 19,089 32 $17,860 28 Everett School District Everett 20,359 33 $17,846 29 North Kitsap School District Poulsbo 5,418 14 $17,822 30 Columbia (Walla Walla) School District Burbank 734 3 $17,786 31 San Juan Island School District Friday Harbor 782 5 $17,770 32 Woodland School District Woodland 2,432 7 $17,701 33 Soap Lake School District Soap Lake 515 3 $17,699 34 Mabton School District Mabton 771 3 $17,694 35 Kent School District Kent 25,586 45 $17,678 36 Edmonds School District Lynnwood 20,459 39 $17,670 37 Renton School District Renton 15,230 30 $17,639 38 Tacoma School District Tacoma 28,311 69 $17,575 39 Newport School District Newport 1,091 5 $17,572 40 Dieringer School District Lake Tapps 1,402 3 $17,534 41 South Kitsap School District Port Orchard 9,196 17 $17,526 42 Blaine School District Blaine 2,081 7 $17,524 43 Mercer Island School District Mercer Island 4,057 6 $17,431 44 Sedro-Woolley School District Sedro Woolley 4,593 13 $17,428 45 Evergreen School District (Clark) Vancouver 22,591 39 $17,414 46 Clover Park School District Lakewood 12,566 32 $17,376 47 Okanogan School District Okanogan 1,065 6 $17,375 48 Stanwood-Camano School District Stanwood 4,812 11 $17,367 49 Franklin Pierce School District Tacoma 7,425 15 $17,349 50 Lake Chelan School District Chelan 1,335 6 $17,321
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Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with
500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures
include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
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