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Yelm School District

Yelm, Washington · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

5,671
Students enrolled
10
Public schools
283
Classroom teachers (FTE)
20.0:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 67
  • Kindergarten 415
  • Grade 1 413
  • Grade 2 423
  • Grade 3 443
  • Grade 4 429
  • Grade 5 452
  • Grade 6 410
  • Grade 7 420
  • Grade 8 390
  • Grade 9 452
  • Grade 10 432
  • Grade 11 461
  • Grade 12 464

By race/ethnicity

  • White 60%
  • Hispanic/Latino 21%
  • Two or more races 11%
  • Asian 2%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,731 of 5,671 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 37%
  • Reduced-price lunch 11%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$17,480 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,134
  • Support services $6,681
  • Other (food service, etc.) $666

Where the money comes from

  • Local 20%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $109.7 milliontotal spending $110.3 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: FringeStudents: 83% town, 17% rural

Total staff (FTE)

560

District office

107 1st N., Yelm WA 98597

County

Thurston County

Official website

NCES District ID

5310140

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About Yelm School District

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Vision: Yelm Community Schools is a welcoming, safe, student-centered, and collaborative learning environment. In partnership with parents, students, and community leaders, YCS staff members are dedicated to helping all students meet performance expectations and achieve their full learning potential. Mission: Communities Dedicated to Learning and Achievement
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