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Olympia School District, Washington

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Olympia School District

District details
School board members:5
Students:9,556 (2023-2024)
Schools:20 (2023-2024)
Website:Link

Olympia School District is a school district in Washington (Thurston County). During the 2024 school year, 9,556 students attended one of the district's 20 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Olympia School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings,click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo	District 2	2023	2027
Maria Flores	District 1	2019	2027
Hilary Seidel	District 4	2017	2027
Darcy Huffman	District 3	2021	2025
Scott Clifthorne	District 5	2017	2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by theNational Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of theU.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$17,768,000	$1,869	9%
Local:	$59,751,000	$6,284	30%
State:	$118,872,000	$12,502	60%
Total:	$196,391,000	$20,655

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$182,911,000	$19,237
Total Current Expenditures:	$157,084,000	$16,521
Instructional Expenditures:	$95,659,000	$10,060	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$21,074,000	$2,216	12%
Administration:	$16,137,000	$1,697	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$24,214,000	$2,546	13%
Total Capital Outlay:	$13,095,000	$1,377
Construction:	$8,756,000	$920
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$318,000	$33
Interest on Debt:	$7,083,000	$744

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by theU.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result,proficiency levels are not comparable between different states andyear-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	66	83	30-34	51	40-49	60	69
2017-2018	68	86	40-44	54	21-39	65	70
2016-2017	69	86	40-44	55	21-39	64	72
2015-2016	68	85	35-39	55	40-59	64	70
2014-2015	64	83	35-39	46	21-39	63	66
2013-2014	75	86	50-54	61	<50	73	77
2012-2013	73	86	40-44	63	60-79	66	74
2011-2012	73	83	45-49	60	40-59	70	75
2010-2011	72	84	40-44	61	40-59	65	73

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	75	84	45-49	62	40-49	73	79
2017-2018	77	85	50-54	64	40-59	76	80
2016-2017	77	86	55-59	66	40-59	73	79
2015-2016	77	87	50-54	65	40-59	73	79
2014-2015	71	82	50-54	55	40-59	70	74
2013-2014	85	88	60-64	74	>=50	83	87
2012-2013	84	88	65-69	79	60-79	83	85
2011-2012	83	87	65-69	71	60-79	80	85
2010-2011	83	87	65-69	75	60-79	80	84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	93	>=95	>=80	85-89	PS	85-89	94
2018-2019	91	90-94	>=80	85-89	PS	85-89	92
2017-2018	95	>=95	>=50	>=90	PS	90-94	96
2016-2017	89	>=95	>=50	80-84	PS	80-84	90
2015-2016	90	>=90	>=50	80-89	PS	85-89	90
2014-2015	87	90-94	>=50	85-89	PS	80-89	87
2013-2014	85	85-89	>=80	85-89	PS	70-74	87
2012-2013	83	>=90	>=50	70-79	PS	70-79	84
2011-2012	85	85-89	>=50	70-79	>=50	80-89	85
2010-2011	86	>=95	>=80	70-79	<50	60-79	87

Students

The following statistics were published by theNational Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of theU.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	9,556	-0.8
2022-2023	9,633	1.3
2021-2022	9,508	0.2
2020-2021	9,492	-6.0
2019-2020	10,057	1.5
2018-2019	9,910	1.6
2017-2018	9,755	-4.5
2016-2017	10,196	2.1
2015-2016	9,986	2.3
2014-2015	9,756	2.7
2013-2014	9,491	0.5
2012-2013	9,439	1.1
2011-2012	9,332	-0.4
2010-2011	9,369	-0.1
2009-2010	9,381	-0.6
2008-2009	9,435	1.1
2007-2008	9,331	3.0
2006-2007	9,055	-1.9
2005-2006	9,231	1.0
2004-2005	9,141	-1.0
2003-2004	9,234	2.6
2002-2003	8,991	-2.2
2001-2002	9,185	0.4
2000-2001	9,147	0.3
1999-2000	9,124	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Olympia School District (%)	Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	7.6	8.9
Black	3.1	4.8
Hispanic	13.8	26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.8	1.5
Two or More Races	11.5	8.9
White	59.6	48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.

Staff

The following statistics were published by theNational Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of theU.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Olympia School District had 531.14 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.99.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	10.56
Kindergarten:	40.56
Elementary:	225.79
Secondary:	254.23
Total:	531.14

Olympia School District employed 11.06 district administrators and 30.63 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	11.06
District Administrative Support:	33.22
School Administrators:	30.63
School Administrative Support:	43.49

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	148.69
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	29.73
Total Guidance Counselors:	17.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.83
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.27
Librarians/Media Specialists:	12.62
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	56.56
Other Support Services:	167.35

Schools

The following statistics were published by theNational Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of theU.S. Department of Education.^[5]

The Olympia School District operates 20 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Avanti High School	169	9-12
Boston Harbor Elementary	169	PK-5
Capital High School	1,326	9-12
Centennial Elementary	450	PK-5
Garfield Elementary School	338	PK-5
Jefferson Middle School	424	6-8
Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	428	PK-5
Leland P Brown Elementary	315	KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School	282	KG-5
Madison Elementary School	200	PK-5
Mckenny Elementary	332	PK-5
Mclane Elementary School	410	PK-5
Olympia High School	1,828	9-12
Olympia Regional Learning Academy	504	KG-12
Pioneer Elementary School	368	PK-5
Reeves Middle School	389	6-8
Roosevelt Elementary School	396	PK-5
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	484	6-8
Touchstone	3	6-12
Washington Middle School	741	6-8

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