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Vancouver School District

Item: Vancouver School District
Rating: 4
Author: Public School Review

2901 Falk Rd
Vancouver, WA 98661-5683

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (360) 313-1000

Top Rankings

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

Overview

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

43 Schools

1,823 Schools

# Students

22,003 Students

735,399 Students

# Teachers

1,249 Teachers

44,937 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Vancouver School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 307 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WA)

#202 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

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

31%

40%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Vancouver 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.

44%

53%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Vancouver 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.

43%

49%

80%

84%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.63

0.68

# American Indian Students

98 Students

9,860 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

707 Students

63,982 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

6,102 Students

184,067 Students

% Hispanic Students

28%

25%

# Black Students

724 Students

34,810 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

11,761 Students

357,157 Students

% White Students

54%

49%

# Hawaiian Students

660 Students

10,447 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

1,951 Students

67,117 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

267

12,644

# Students in K Grade:

1,455

76,513

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,620

80,828

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,568

77,118

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,598

80,230

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,642

81,002

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,655

80,530

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,629

81,104

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,620

70,889

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,753

72,041

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,798

5,420

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,874

5,465

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,697

5,256

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,827

6,359

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,744 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,857. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $21,365 is higher than the state median of $19,309. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$390 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Vancouver 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

$470 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart displays total spending of Vancouver 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

$17,744

$18,857

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Vancouver 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

$21,365

$19,309

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Vancouver 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 (2024-25)

District size: 43 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 22,003 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 47%
: 80% (Btm 50% in WA)
: Bottom 50%
: 31% (Btm 50%)
: 44% (Btm 50%)
: 43% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education