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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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Cle Elum-Roslyn School District

CLE ELUM, WA

Students
978
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,840

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.9% enrollment

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Warden School District

WARDEN, WA

Students
936
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,833

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Onalaska School District

ONALASKA, WA

Students
891
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,513

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.1% enrollment

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Finley School District

KENNEWICK, WA

Students
882
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,879

-6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Mary M Knight School District

ELMA, WA

Students
880
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,433

+20.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -46.9% enrollment

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Freeman School District

ROCKFORD, WA

Students
878
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,338

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Mount Adams School District

WHITE SWAN, WA

Students
875
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$24,310

+14.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Toledo School District

TOLEDO, WA

Students
857
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,092

-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.3% enrollment

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Chewelah School District

CHEWELAH, WA

Students
838
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,122

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.8% enrollment

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Winlock School District

WINLOCK, WA

Students
827
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,462

-11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.4% enrollment

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Napavine School District

Napavine, WA

Students
811
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,371

-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment

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San Juan Island School District

FRIDAY HARBOR, WA

Students
802
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,272

-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Stevenson-Carson School District

STEVENSON, WA

Students
800
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,136

+25.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.0% enrollment

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Columbia (Walla Walla) School District

BURBANK, WA

Students
782
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,917

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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Mabton School District

MABTON, WA

Students
777
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,050

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Methow Valley School District

WINTHROP, WA

Students
772
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,291

+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.6% enrollment

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Orcas Island School District

EASTSOUND, WA

Students
767
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,769

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

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Pioneer School District

SHELTON, WA

Students
744
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,462

+26.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Reardan-Edwall School District

REARDAN, WA

Students
740
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,403

+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.5% enrollment

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Bridgeport School District

BRIDGEPORT, WA

Students
733
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,005

+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.8% enrollment

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Grand Coulee Dam School District

COULEE DAM, WA

Students
730
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,299

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Chimacum School District

CHIMACUM, WA

Students
722
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$21,360

+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.6% enrollment

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North Beach School District No. 64

OCEAN SHORES, WA

Students
698
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,044

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Starbuck School District

STARBUCK, WA

Students
697
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,989

-71.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3568.4% enrollment

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Manson School District

MANSON, WA

Students
691
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,631

-9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.5% enrollment

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Toutle Lake School District

TOUTLE, WA

Students
673
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,140

+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Davenport School District

DAVENPORT, WA

Students
652
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,776

-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.3% enrollment

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Adna School District

ADNA, WA

Students
636
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,101

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

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Asotin-Anatone School District

ASOTIN, WA

Students
633
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,049

+16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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South Bend School District

SOUTH BEND, WA

Students
622
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,989

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% 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.