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Bellingham School District
A public school district in Bellingham, Washington, with 25 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 11,337
- Students enrolled
- 651.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,331.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,886
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 11,337 in 2024–25
- Ranks 767th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 28th of 324 in Washington. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,886 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bellingham School District spent $18,143 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,450 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,143 | $208.4 million | 11,487 |
| FY2023 | $17,886 | $207.7 million | 11,614 |
| FY2022 | $16,802 | $192.2 million | 11,439 |
| FY2021 | $15,475 | $177.7 million | 11,484 |
| FY2020 | $13,993 | $168.3 million | 12,027 |
| FY2019 | $13,759 | $163.8 million | 11,907 |
| FY2018 | $12,725 | $149.3 million | 11,732 |
| FY2017 | $11,807 | $136.1 million | 11,524 |
| FY2016 | $11,632 | $131.6 million | 11,312 |
| FY2015 | $10,893 | $121.1 million | 11,117 |
| FY2014 | $10,042 | $112.0 million | 11,152 |
| FY2013 | $9,391 | $104.7 million | 11,148 |
| FY2012 | $9,577 | $105.3 million | 10,996 |
| FY2011 | $9,477 | $103.6 million | 10,936 |
| FY2010 | $8,996 | $97.9 million | 10,880 |
| FY2009 | $9,385 | $100.0 million | 10,652 |
| FY2008 | $8,756 | $94.6 million | 10,805 |
| FY2007 | $8,177 | $87.6 million | 10,714 |
| FY2006 | $7,845 | $83.0 million | 10,575 |
| FY2005 | $7,450 | $80.2 million | 10,763 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $27.4 million | 10.7% |
| State | $145.8 million | 56.9% |
| Local | $82.9 million | 32.4% |
| Total | $256.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
25 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5300420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Washington — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Washington — A to Z, each with its page.
- Washington on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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