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Mead School District
Key statistics
10,657
Students enrolled
17
Public schools
574
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.6:1
Students per teacher
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.
District details
Grades served
PK to 12
Total staff (FTE)
1,100
District office
2323 E Farwell Rd, Mead WA 99021
Phone
County
Spokane County
Official website
NCES District ID
5304920
About Mead School District
Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.
The Mead District: • A top, traditional high school, Spokane-area graduation rate: 91% (3 year average) • SAT scores well above state and national averages • Newsweek has ranked both our high schools among “America’s Best High Schools” • US News & World Report has ranked Mead HS among top 3% of US public high schools • 85% of graduates pursue post-secondary degrees • Top ranked in Spokane area by school rating sites: publicschoolreview.com, schooldigger.com, greatschools.com, neighborhoodscout.com • Parenting magazine rates the Spokane area America’s “Top Education City”. RICH ACADEMICS AND ACTIVITIES: • Elementary schools, in addition to core academics, offer music (band, choir, orchestra), intramural sports and Quest, a program for gifted students • High schools offer 256 courses including an advanced placement program, music (orchestra, band, jazz, choir), art, drama, languages, Project-Lead-The-Way engineering and bio-med courses, plus vocational classes offered in house and at the Skills Center • One of only three districts statewide to be named a S.T.E.M. Lighthouse District, teaching accelerated science, technology, engineering and mathematics - only district in the state to receive a $25,000 grant in conjunction with this designation • 65% of high school students participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular programs and athletics.