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Whatcom Middle School

PublicRegularGrades 6–8
Bellingham, Washington · Bellingham School District
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students639
Student:Teacher17.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch46%
Title INo
Whatcom
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsPerformanceAttendanceDisciplineWorkforceFinanceInclusionProgramsDistrictTrendsSimilarNearbyCalendarParent Info
District Per-Pupil Revenue
FY2022
$20,862,663
↑ 11%vs prior yrUS avg $15,633
THIS SCHOOL — Total PPE (ESSA)
2023-24
$17,842
US avg $15,633
ESSA — Federal Share
2023-24
$320
ESSA — State + Local
2023-24
$17,522
Student Enrollment
FY2022
11,439
→ 0.4%vs prior yr
District Federal Share
FY2022
10%
US avg ~8%
District State Share
FY2022
59%
US avg ~47%
Instructional / Pupil (District)
FY2022
$10,367,689
↑ 6.9%vs prior yr

School-level spending — 2023-24 (ESSA)

This school spent $17,842.4 per student (628 enrolled)— $17,522.1 from state & local sources, $320.3 from federal. ESSA requires states to publish per-school PPE annually — more precise than district averages.

District spending trend ↓

Per-Pupil Revenue — FY2018–2022

$0$10,000,000$20,000,000$30,000,000$17,971,529$18,167,955$18,826,803$18,826,803$20,862,66320182019202020212022Bellingham School DistrictUS avg $15,633

District finance from US Census F-33. School-level PPE from state ESSA filings.