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Lynden School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
Lynden School District runs 8 public schools with 3,646 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.7 students per teacher is 1.5 higher than the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 3,646
- Teachers (FTE)
- 185
- Students per teacher
- 19.7
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 516 Main St, Lynden, WA 98264
- Phone
- (360)354-4443
- County
- Island County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5304620
- State district ID
- WA-37504
- Total staff (FTE)
- 376
- School counselors (FTE)
- 9.0About 405 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district19.7
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 (3,278), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $55.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.0 million
- State revenue
- $39.4 million
- Local revenue
- $11.1 million
- Total spending
- $55.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,925
- Salaries
- $28.5 million51.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $41.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.0%
- State: 71.1%
- Local: 19.9%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,925
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in Lynden School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Fisher Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 546 | 17.6 |
| IMPACT Reengagement Program | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Isom Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 413 | 17.2 |
| Lynden Academy | Other | K to 12 | 419 | 34.9 |
| Lynden High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,002 | 22.8 |
| Lynden Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 705 | 19.1 |
| Lynden Student Services | Prekindergarten | PK | 93 | 46.5 |
| Vossbeck Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 468 | 15.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Island County
- Oak Harbor School District 5,635 students
- South Whidbey School District 1,207 students
- Coupeville School District 952 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.