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Rainier School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Rainier School District runs 3 public schools with 1,017 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,017
Teachers (FTE)
56
Students per teacher
18.2
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
207 Centre St, Rainier, WA 98576
County
Thurston County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5307110
State district ID
WA-34307
Total staff (FTE)
108
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 509 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.2
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 (888), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$13.6 million
Federal revenue
$793,000
State revenue
$10.0 million
Local revenue
$2.8 million
Total spending
$12.7 million
Spending per pupil
$14,309
Salaries
$6.5 million51.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$5.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 73.6%
  • Local: 20.5%

Washington overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,309
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Rainier School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Rainier Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 549317.0
Rainier Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 824121.9
Rainier Senior High SchoolHigh9 to 1228318.9

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.