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Mead School District

Mead School District in Washington: 17 public schools with 10,657 students and 18.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,808 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
10,657
Students per teacher
18.6
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,808
WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
574
Counselors (FTE)
19.1
Students per counselor
559
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.2
Librarians (FTE): —

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.9K15
$10.7K16
$11.1K17
$12.3K18
$13.1K19
$12.6K20
$14.1K21
$14.8K22
$15.2K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.8% · $8.7M
State
73% · $132.4M
Local
22% · $39.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,800
Support services
$5,394
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.7M
Long-term debt
$164.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–546817.3
K–536414.0
Creekside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–535515.9
Evergreen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–543314.4
Farwell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–547116.6
Pre-K–545320.1
K–541817.4
K–538615.2
Shiloh Hills ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546516.1
K–541219.3
6–870417.6
Mountainside Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–882418.6
6–879618.7
Mead Open DoorsAlternative
11–129—
9–121,82720.5
9–121,48220.3
K–1279029.7

Sources

Address
2323 E Farwell Rd, Mead, WA 99021
Phone
(509)465-6000
Website