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Highline School District
A public school district in Burien, Washington, with 43 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 18,072
- Students enrolled
- 1,011.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,305
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,594
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 18,072 in 2024–25
- Ranks 433rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 324 in Washington. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,594 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 75% 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
Highline School District spent $21,280 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,885 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 | $21,280 | $379.3 million | 17,823 |
| FY2023 | $20,594 | $371.7 million | 18,048 |
| FY2022 | $19,077 | $352.6 million | 18,485 |
| FY2021 | $17,087 | $318.4 million | 18,635 |
| FY2020 | $16,201 | $309.9 million | 19,130 |
| FY2019 | $15,619 | $300.1 million | 19,213 |
| FY2018 | $13,708 | $268.2 million | 19,567 |
| FY2017 | $12,610 | $248.4 million | 19,696 |
| FY2016 | $12,363 | $241.6 million | 19,545 |
| FY2015 | $11,524 | $222.3 million | 19,288 |
| FY2014 | $11,015 | $205.8 million | 18,686 |
| FY2013 | $10,309 | $189.4 million | 18,372 |
| FY2012 | $10,195 | $185.1 million | 18,152 |
| FY2011 | $10,090 | $181.5 million | 17,992 |
| FY2010 | $10,088 | $177.2 million | 17,563 |
| FY2009 | $10,251 | $179.9 million | 17,549 |
| FY2008 | $9,601 | $166.4 million | 17,331 |
| FY2007 | $8,958 | $155.5 million | 17,359 |
| FY2006 | $8,323 | $146.6 million | 17,614 |
| FY2005 | $7,885 | $139.1 million | 17,645 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $57.5 million | 13.0% |
| State | $260.9 million | 58.8% |
| Local | $125.5 million | 28.3% |
| Total | $443.9 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
43 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
- 5303540
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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