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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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Boistfort School District

CURTIS, WA

Students
341
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,865

-26.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +210.0% enrollment

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Oakville School District

OAKVILLE, WA

Students
341
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,056

-4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +52.9% enrollment

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Hood Canal School District

SHELTON, WA

Students
334
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,539

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.2% enrollment

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Naselle-Grays River Valley School District

NASELLE, WA

Students
318
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,327

+19.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.0% enrollment

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Pe Ell School District

PE ELL, WA

Students
279
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,516

+6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Waterville School District

WATERVILLE, WA

Students
265
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,155

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Selkirk School District

METALINE FALLS, WA

Students
260
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,535

+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

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Thorp School District

THORP, WA

Students
259
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,799

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +22.2% enrollment

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Grapeview School District

GRAPEVIEW, WA

Students
241
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,299

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.6% enrollment

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Curlew School District

CURLEW, WA

Students
238
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,790

+34.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Pateros School District

PATEROS, WA

Students
230
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,287

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.3% enrollment

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Loon Lake School District

LOON LAKE, WA

Students
229
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,742

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.1% enrollment

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Odessa School District

ODESSA, WA

Students
229
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,786

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Wilbur School District

WILBUR, WA

Students
224
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,987

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Lake Quinault School District

AMANDA PARK, WA

Students
223
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,184

-12.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.2% enrollment

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Touchet School District

TOUCHET, WA

Students
222
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,360

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Lopez School District

LOPEZ ISLAND, WA

Students
219
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$29,904

+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Prescott School District

PRESCOTT, WA

Students
219
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$32,324

+67.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.4% enrollment

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Southside School District

SHELTON, WA

Students
211
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,389

+20.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Lyle School District

LYLE, WA

Students
210
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,324

+30.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment

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Trout Lake School District

TROUT LAKE, WA

Students
208
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,538

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment

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Tekoa School District

TEKOA, WA

Students
201
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,572

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Lind School District

Lind, WA

Students
200
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$29,650

+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% enrollment

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Inchelium School District

INCHELIUM, WA

Students
191
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$35,288

+24.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment

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Carbonado School District

CARBONADO, WA

Students
188
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,840

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Northport School District

NORTHPORT, WA

Students
187
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$29,460

+31.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment

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Taholah School District

TAHOLAH, WA

Students
181
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$37,746

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Wishkah Valley School District

Aberdeen, WA

Students
181
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,901

-28.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +24.0% enrollment

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Coulee-Hartline School District

COULEE CITY, WA

Students
180
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$24,511

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Palouse School District

PALOUSE, WA

Students
178
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$22,910

+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% 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.