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Shelton School District

Shelton School District in Washington: 10 public schools with 4,517 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,545 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
4,517
Students per teacher
16.5
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,545
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)
274
Counselors (FTE)
12.1
Students per counselor
373
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.6

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%

31%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

1,645 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

21%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

1,639 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
$11.0K15
$11.7K16
$12.1K17
$13.7K18
$14.5K19
$13.8K20
$15.1K21
$16.2K22
$17.6K23
$18.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $9.1M
State
73% · $63.5M
Local
16% · $14M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,506
Support services
$7,348
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$229K
Long-term debt
$53.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bordeaux Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–452814.750%42%
Evergreen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–437812.721%11%
Mountain View ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–467115.038%27%
7–854417.028%18%
Olympic Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–660117.428%17%
Cedar High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1210013.9——
Choice Middle and High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
7–1221720.729%—
7–1211.0——
Shelton High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,45518.9——
9–1222———

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.

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.

Sources

Address
700 S 1ST St, Shelton, WA 98584
Phone
(360)426-1687
Website