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Washington school systems.

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295school systems
2,495operating schools connected
1,086,202students in finance records
295complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Washington school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 295 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$18,307Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+6.3%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+30.4%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-3.3%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems295 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,136,2851,075,813
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$18,564$17,314

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Stanwood-Camano School District

Stanwood, WA

Students
4,861
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$18,103

+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment

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Othello School District

OTHELLO, WA

Students
4,712
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,746

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.1% enrollment

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Ferndale School District

FERNDALE, WA

Students
4,643
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$19,473

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Enumclaw School District

ENUMCLAW, WA

Students
4,550
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,841

-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.8% enrollment

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Sedro-Woolley School District

SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA

Students
4,540
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$18,768

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Shelton School District

SHELTON, WA

Students
4,527
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$18,545

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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White River School District

BUCKLEY, WA

Students
4,500
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$15,052

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.1% enrollment

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Bremerton School District

BREMERTON, WA

Students
4,367
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$21,371

+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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Ridgefield School District

RIDGEFIELD, WA

Students
4,118
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,560

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +28.1% enrollment

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Mercer Island School District

MERCER ISLAND, WA

Students
3,975
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,351

+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Fife School District

Milton, WA

Students
3,916
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,782

+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment

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Toppenish School District

TOPPENISH, WA

Students
3,845
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,231

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Selah School District

SELAH, WA

Students
3,798
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,487

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

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Grandview School District

GRANDVIEW, WA

Students
3,637
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,755

+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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East Valley School District (Spokane)

SPOKANE, WA

Students
3,594
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$18,637

+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.0% enrollment

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Bainbridge Island School District

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA

Students
3,554
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$18,384

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Lynden School District

LYNDEN, WA

Students
3,553
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$16,177

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment

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Port Angeles School District

PORT ANGELES, WA

Students
3,530
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$17,559

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Quillayute Valley School District

FORKS, WA

Students
3,439
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,232

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment

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East Valley School District (Yakima)

YAKIMA, WA

Students
3,421
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,837

-0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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West Valley School District (Spokane)

SPOKANE, WA

Students
3,408
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$16,717

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Centralia School District

CENTRALIA, WA

Students
3,374
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$17,813

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Ellensburg School District

ELLENSBURG, WA

Students
3,339
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,572

+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Burlington-Edison School District

BURLINGTON, WA

Students
3,336
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,867

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Aberdeen School District

ABERDEEN, WA

Students
3,274
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$18,307

+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Quincy School District

QUINCY, WA

Students
3,202
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$18,625

+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment

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Wapato School District

WAPATO, WA

Students
3,196
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$19,856

+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

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Chehalis School District

CHEHALIS, WA

Students
3,145
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$17,423

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Riverview School District

DUVALL, WA

Students
3,055
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$18,188

+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment

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Steilacoom Hist. School District

STEILACOOM, WA

Students
3,039
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,713

+3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.