Cheney School District
A public school district in Cheney, Washington, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,662
- Students enrolled
- 331
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 662
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,596
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,662 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,697th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 53rd of 324 in Washington. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,596 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Cheney School District spent $14,596 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,612 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,596 | $80.9 million | 5,540 |
| FY2022 | $14,274 | $76.5 million | 5,358 |
| FY2021 | $13,406 | $68.1 million | 5,078 |
| FY2020 | $12,927 | $68.1 million | 5,268 |
| FY2019 | $12,378 | $63.6 million | 5,141 |
| FY2018 | $11,840 | $57.4 million | 4,847 |
| FY2017 | $10,886 | $51.1 million | 4,696 |
| FY2016 | $10,590 | $48.2 million | 4,554 |
| FY2015 | $9,885 | $44.2 million | 4,467 |
| FY2014 | $9,736 | $41.7 million | 4,283 |
| FY2013 | $9,566 | $40.0 million | 4,185 |
| FY2012 | $9,262 | $37.9 million | 4,091 |
| FY2011 | $9,386 | $37.5 million | 3,992 |
| FY2010 | $9,435 | $36.7 million | 3,893 |
| FY2009 | $9,571 | $37.1 million | 3,877 |
| FY2008 | $8,933 | $33.6 million | 3,758 |
| FY2007 | $8,306 | $30.7 million | 3,702 |
| FY2006 | $7,821 | $27.7 million | 3,545 |
| FY2005 | $7,612 | $26.1 million | 3,429 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.3 million | 9.6% |
| State | $66.2 million | 68.0% |
| Local | $21.8 million | 22.4% |
| Total | $97.3 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
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Betz Elementary | 535 |
| Birth To Three | 0 |
| Cheney High School | 1,491 |
| Cheney Middle School | 637 |
| Cheney Open Doors | 10 |
| HomeWorks | 145 |
| Phil Snowdon Elementary | 525 |
| Salnave Elementary | 347 |
| Sunset Elementary | 634 |
| Three Springs High School | 103 |
| WIN Academy | 62 |
| Westwood Middle School | 624 |
| Windsor Elementary | 549 |
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
- 5301230
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved