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Mount Baker School District

Mount Baker School District in Washington: 7 public schools with 1,580 students and 17.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,922 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 1,580
Students per teacher: 17.2; WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,922; 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): 91.7
Counselors (FTE): 6.6
Students per counselor: 238; WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.7; Librarians (FTE): 1.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

39%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

681 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

29%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

676 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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

$11.5K15

$12.0K16

$12.5K17

$13.6K18

$14.8K19

$16.5K20

$17.9K21

$19.9K22

$20.6K23

$20.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 9.4% · $3.4M
State: 69% · $24.5M
Local: 22% · $7.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,596
Support services: $8,507
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $716K
Long-term debt: $1.5M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Educational Resource CenterSpecial education	Pre-K	18	9.0	—	—	Deming
Acme ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	168	16.4	—	—	Acme
Harmony ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	288	14.9	47%	41%	Bellingham
Kendall ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	317	14.2	35%	23%	Maple Falls
Mount Baker Junior HighFree meals for all	7–8	244	17.7	—	—	Deming
Mount Baker Senior HighFree meals for all	9–12	513	23.1	—	—	Deming
Mount Baker AcademyAlternative	K–12	32	32.0	—	—	Deming

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 4956 Deming Rd, Deming, WA 98244
Phone: (360)383-2000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.