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Yelm School District

Yelm School District in Washington: 10 public schools with 5,671 students and 20.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,480 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
5,671
Students per teacher
20.0
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,480
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)
283
Counselors (FTE)
10.3
Students per counselor
551
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
9.9
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
$9.3K15
$9.9K16
$10.3K17
$11.5K18
$12.8K19
$13.2K20
$14.8K21
$16.4K22
$16.8K23
$17.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.7% · $7.3M
State
73% · $80.4M
Local
20% · $22.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,134
Support services
$6,681
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5M
Long-term debt
$89.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Fort Stevens ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–546215.3
Pre-K–529017.5
McKenna ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–541817.9
Mill Pond Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–537417.1
Pre-K–567120.2
Yelm Prairie ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542717.3
6–856820.5
6–865221.8
Yelm Extension SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1211629.0
9–121,69324.6

Sources

Address
107 1st N., Yelm, WA 98597
Phone
(360)458-1900
Website