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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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Goldendale School District

GOLDENDALE, WA

Students
2,942
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,783

-18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +219.1% enrollment

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Ephrata School District

EPHRATA, WA

Students
2,853
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,672

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.8% enrollment

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Tukwila School District

TUKWILA, WA

Students
2,828
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$22,334

+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment

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Washougal School District

WASHOUGAL, WA

Students
2,825
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$17,184

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment

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Orting School District

ORTING, WA

Students
2,814
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,334

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Deer Park School District

DEER PARK, WA

Students
2,777
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,526

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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Pullman School District

PULLMAN, WA

Students
2,689
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,141

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment

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Lakewood School District

Marysville, WA

Students
2,671
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,098

+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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Anacortes School District

ANACORTES, WA

Students
2,621
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$18,265

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Sequim School District

SEQUIM, WA

Students
2,613
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,851

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Clarkston School District

CLARKSTON, WA

Students
2,548
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$17,714

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Wahluke School District

MATTAWA, WA

Students
2,483
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$18,157

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Prosser School District

PROSSER, WA

Students
2,460
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,333

+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Woodland School District

WOODLAND, WA

Students
2,404
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,293

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Granite Falls School District

Granite Falls, WA

Students
2,342
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,401

-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.4% enrollment

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North Mason School District

Belfair, WA

Students
2,334
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,470

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Rochester School District

ROCHESTER, WA

Students
2,144
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,947

-14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.0% enrollment

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North Franklin School District

CONNELL, WA

Students
2,074
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$17,747

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Sultan School District

SULTAN, WA

Students
2,069
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$18,667

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.2% enrollment

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Hockinson School District

BRUSH PRAIRIE, WA

Students
2,058
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,778

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment

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Blaine School District

BLAINE, WA

Students
2,040
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$19,010

+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment

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Eatonville School District

EATONVILLE, WA

Students
1,993
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,902

+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Nooksack Valley School District

EVERSON, WA

Students
1,946
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,138

+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment

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Meridian School District

BELLINGHAM, WA

Students
1,903
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,474

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.3% enrollment

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Medical Lake School District

MEDICAL LAKE, WA

Students
1,861
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,346

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

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La Center School District

LA CENTER, WA

Students
1,826
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,422

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.2% enrollment

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Royal School District

Royal City, WA

Students
1,761
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,287

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.9% enrollment

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Colville School District

COLVILLE, WA

Students
1,719
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,407

-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Elma School District

ELMA, WA

Students
1,695
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,247

-8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.0% enrollment

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Cashmere School District

CASHMERE, WA

Students
1,630
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,280

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% 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.