Yelm School District
A public school district in Yelm, Washington, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,671
- Students enrolled
- 283.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 559.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,820
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,671 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,695th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 52nd 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: $16,820 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 58% 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
Yelm School District spent $16,820 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,022 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 | $16,820 | $95.3 million | 5,668 |
| FY2022 | $16,437 | $89.3 million | 5,431 |
| FY2021 | $14,839 | $80.4 million | 5,416 |
| FY2020 | $13,150 | $77.4 million | 5,888 |
| FY2019 | $12,786 | $74.7 million | 5,844 |
| FY2018 | $11,465 | $66.6 million | 5,809 |
| FY2017 | $10,330 | $60.5 million | 5,856 |
| FY2016 | $9,862 | $56.2 million | 5,703 |
| FY2015 | $9,322 | $52.5 million | 5,632 |
| FY2014 | $9,002 | $51.1 million | 5,673 |
| FY2013 | $8,699 | $48.5 million | 5,570 |
| FY2012 | $8,532 | $47.4 million | 5,554 |
| FY2011 | $8,447 | $46.7 million | 5,525 |
| FY2010 | $8,320 | $45.5 million | 5,470 |
| FY2009 | $8,388 | $46.6 million | 5,560 |
| FY2008 | $8,172 | $44.6 million | 5,452 |
| FY2007 | $7,851 | $41.1 million | 5,232 |
| FY2006 | $7,239 | $36.7 million | 5,064 |
| FY2005 | $7,022 | $34.7 million | 4,936 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.7 million | 9.7% |
| State | $77.5 million | 70.7% |
| Local | $21.4 million | 19.5% |
| Total | $109.7 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Fort Stevens Elementary | 462 |
| Lackamas Elementary | 290 |
| McKenna Elementary | 418 |
| Mill Pond Elementary School | 374 |
| Ridgeline Middle School | 568 |
| Southworth Elementary | 671 |
| Yelm Extension School | 116 |
| Yelm High School 12 | 1,693 |
| Yelm Middle School | 652 |
| Yelm Prairie Elementary | 427 |
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
- 5310140
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