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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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Mount Baker School District

DEMING, WA

Students
1,607
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$20,922

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment

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Riverside School District

CHATTAROY, WA

Students
1,604
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,158

-8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.5% enrollment

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Hoquiam School District

HOQUIAM, WA

Students
1,588
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,703

+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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College Place School District

COLLEGE PLACE, WA

Students
1,537
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,578

+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.9% enrollment

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Castle Rock School District

CASTLE ROCK, WA

Students
1,492
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,855

-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment

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Vashon Island School District

VASHON, WA

Students
1,473
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,129

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Montesano School District

MONTESANO, WA

Students
1,442
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,791

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Dieringer School District

Lake Tapps, WA

Students
1,439
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,967

+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Nine Mile Falls School District

NINE MILE FALLS, WA

Students
1,433
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,285

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment

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Kiona-Benton City School District

BENTON CITY, WA

Students
1,427
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,768

-9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Granger School District

GRANGER, WA

Students
1,405
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,174

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment

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Zillah School District

ZILLAH, WA

Students
1,342
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,017

+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Naches Valley School District

NACHES, WA

Students
1,309
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,471

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Lake Chelan School District

CHELAN, WA

Students
1,305
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,373

+7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment

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Cascade School District

LEAVENWORTH, WA

Students
1,285
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,529

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Tenino School District

TENINO, WA

Students
1,285
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,763

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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South Whidbey School District

Langley, WA

Students
1,173
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,823

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment

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Port Townsend School District

Port Townsend, WA

Students
1,170
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,945

+15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Newport School District

NEWPORT, WA

Students
1,161
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,751

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.9% enrollment

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Tonasket School District

TONASKET, WA

Students
1,155
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,130

+6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Kalama School District

KALAMA, WA

Students
1,151
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,662

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment

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Kettle Falls School District

KETTLE FALLS, WA

Students
1,128
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,226

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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White Salmon Valley School District

WHITE SALMON, WA

Students
1,101
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,668

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.4% enrollment

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Highland School District

COWICHE, WA

Students
1,092
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,972

+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Okanogan School District

OKANOGAN, WA

Students
1,086
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,431

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Valley School District

Valley, WA

Students
1,085
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,705

-46.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +108.7% enrollment

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Coupeville School District

COUPEVILLE, WA

Students
1,031
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,051

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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Ocean Beach School District

Long Beach, WA

Students
1,019
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,478

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Brewster School District

BREWSTER, WA

Students
1,015
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,549

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Rainier School District

RAINIER, WA

Students
979
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,509

+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.9% 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.