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La Center School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
La Center School District runs 4 public schools with 1,823 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,823
- Teachers (FTE)
- 99
- Students per teacher
- 18.4
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 725 Highland Road, LA Center, WA 98629
- Phone
- (360)263-2131
- County
- Clark County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5304170
- State district ID
- WA-06101
- Total staff (FTE)
- 183
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 365 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 5.0
Students per teacher compared
This district18.4
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 (1,575), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $27.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.0 million
- State revenue
- $19.3 million
- Local revenue
- $7.1 million
- Total spending
- $59.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $37,580
- Salaries
- $12.8 million21.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $45.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 3.7%
- State: 70.4%
- Local: 25.9%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$37,580
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in La Center School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| La Center Academy | Other | K to 12 | 38 | |
| La Center Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 789 | 16.8 |
| La Center High School | High | 9 to 12 | 555 | 19.8 |
| La Center Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 441 | 19.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Clark County
- Vancouver School District 21,783 students
- Evergreen School District (Clark) 21,603 students
- Battle Ground School District 12,754 students
- Camas School District 7,239 students
- Ridgefield School District 4,297 students
- Washougal School District 2,687 students
- Hockinson School District 2,061 students
- Green Mountain School District 163 students
- Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth 127 students
- Educational Service District 112 75 students
- Rooted School Washington 58 students
- Office of the Governor (Sch for Blind) 50 students
- Educational Service Agency 112 0 students
More in Washington
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.