Spokane School District

Item: Spokane School District
Rating: 6
Author: Public School Review

200 N Bernard St
Spokane, WA 99201-0282

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Top 50%

Tel: (509) 354-5900

www.spokaneschools.org

Top Rankings

Spokane School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

69 Schools

801 Schools

# Students

28,586 Students

280,418 Students

# Teachers

1,935 Teachers

17,799 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Spokane School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 89% has increased from 86% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WA)

#125 out of 307 school districts
(Top 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Spokane School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

37%

40%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Spokane School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

51%

53%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Spokane School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

46%

49%

89%

84%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Spokane School District and public school graduation rate of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.54

0.71

# American Indian Students

319 Students

2,844 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

683 Students

25,971 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,252 Students

73,094 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

26%

# Black Students

1,031 Students

16,473 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

18,776 Students

129,086 Students

% White Students

66%

46%

# Hawaiian Students

702 Students

5,103 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

3,769 Students

27,229 Students

% of Two or more races Students

13%

10%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

654

23,952

# Students in K Grade:

2,023

43,573

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,112

42,048

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,278

43,955

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,090

39,809

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,199

41,098

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,272

39,252

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,124

3,085

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,048

1,010

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,080

1,067

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,118

319

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,218

337

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,162

333

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,208

580

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $18,792 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,796. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $21,300 is higher than the state median of $19,246. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$537 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Spokane School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$609 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart displays total spending of Spokane School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$18,792

$18,796

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Spokane School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$21,300

$19,246

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Spokane School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2025)

District size: 69 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 28,586 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 34%
: 89% (Top 30% in WA)
: Top 50%
: 37% (Top 50%)
: 51% (Top 50%)
: 46% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education