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La Conner School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves La Conner.

La Conner’s Schools page →

Students
485
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,228
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$12.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about La Conner School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the WA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $12.9M, about $26,567 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for La Conner. Grade by grade →

K–5La Conner ElementaryThis district
6–8La Conner MiddleThis district
9–12La Conner High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 40.1% · 286 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 53.4% · 292 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 83.8% · 48 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,228 per student · 37% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 53%Federal 27%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
636’20
563’21
536’22
517’23
485’24

Down 23.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 39%American Indian/Alaska Native 34%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 12%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.