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Darrington School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Darrington School District runs 2 public schools with 464 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is 3.7 lower than the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
464
Teachers (FTE)
32
Students per teacher
14.5
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
1065 Fir St, Darrington, WA 98241
County
Snohomish County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5301980
State district ID
WA-31330
Total staff (FTE)
66
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.5
Washington18.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (415), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$7.8 million
Federal revenue
$634,000
State revenue
$6.2 million
Local revenue
$955,000
Total spending
$7.4 million
Spending per pupil
$17,928
Salaries
$4.0 million53.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$639,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 79.6%
  • Local: 12.2%

Washington overall

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 67.2%
  • Local: 24.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,928
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Darrington School District

By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Darrington Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 835116.0
Darrington High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1211312.6

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.