Regular local school district · Whatcom County
Meridian School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
Meridian School District runs 6 public schools with 1,904 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 1,904
- Teachers (FTE)
- 103
- Students per teacher
- 18.5
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 214 W Laurel Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Phone
- (360)398-7111
- County
- Whatcom County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5305010
- State district ID
- WA-37505
- Total staff (FTE)
- 213
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 317 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district18.5
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 (1,836), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $28.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.9 million
- State revenue
- $20.4 million
- Local revenue
- $5.9 million
- Total spending
- $26.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,171
- Salaries
- $14.9 million57.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $11.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.6%
- State: 72.4%
- Local: 21.0%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,171
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in Meridian School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Irene Reither Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 765 | 16.3 |
| Meridian High School | High | 9 to 12 | 534 | 21.4 |
| Meridian Impact Re-Engagement | High | 9 to 12 | 21 | |
| Meridian Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 350 | 16.7 |
| Meridian Parent Partnership Program | Elementary | K to 8 | 208 | 29.7 |
| Meridian Special Programs | Prekindergarten | PK | 26 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Whatcom County
- Bellingham School District 11,337 students
- Ferndale School District 4,746 students
- Nooksack Valley School District 2,033 students
- Blaine School District 1,983 students
- Mount Baker School District 1,580 students
- Intergenerational High School 107 students
- Western Washington University
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.