North Wasco County SD 21
A public school district in The Dalles, Oregon, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,835
- Students enrolled
- 169
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 430.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,322
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,835 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,447th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 49th of 202 in Oregon. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,322 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 54% 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
North Wasco County SD 21 spent $16,322 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,368 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 | $16,322 | $46.4 million | 2,841 |
| FY2022 | $14,500 | $40.2 million | 2,770 |
| FY2021 | $12,862 | $35.6 million | 2,768 |
| FY2020 | $11,781 | $35.1 million | 2,976 |
| FY2019 | $11,729 | $34.9 million | 2,976 |
| FY2018 | $11,276 | $34.1 million | 3,025 |
| FY2017 | $10,507 | $32.4 million | 3,083 |
| FY2016 | $10,035 | $31.1 million | 3,103 |
| FY2015 | $9,989 | $31.2 million | 3,119 |
| FY2014 | $9,015 | $28.1 million | 3,112 |
| FY2013 | $9,088 | $27.8 million | 3,064 |
| FY2012 | $8,883 | $27.8 million | 3,130 |
| FY2011 | $9,124 | $27.5 million | 3,017 |
| FY2010 | $9,127 | $27.8 million | 3,045 |
| FY2009 | $9,821 | $28.6 million | 2,917 |
| FY2008 | $9,266 | $27.6 million | 2,984 |
| FY2007 | $8,530 | $24.8 million | 2,906 |
| FY2006 | $8,235 | $24.5 million | 2,975 |
| FY2005 | $7,368 | $21.7 million | 2,942 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.2 million | 18.4% |
| State | $26.1 million | 52.3% |
| Local | $14.6 million | 29.3% |
| Total | $49.9 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Chenowith Elementary School | 418 |
| Colonel Wright Elementary School | 291 |
| Dry Hollow Elementary School | 424 |
| Innovations Academy | 232 |
| Mosier Community School | 161 |
| The Dalles High School | 795 |
| The Dalles Middle School | 513 |
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
- 4100048
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Oregon — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Oregon — A to Z, each with its page.
- Oregon 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