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 Schools in Spokane County have been recognized as leaders in the state and across the nation in K-12 education. Fourteen public school districts combine to serve the educational needs of over 73,100 students in grades kindergarten through 12. In addition, private elementary and secondary state-approved schools offer comparable instructional programs.
A wide range of state-approved specialized educational programs are available from privately owned vocational, technical and business schools, and in corporate training programs in the Spokane area. Formal apprenticeship programs are available in hundreds of occupational fields – enough to satisfy the career development needs of the labor force and the training desires of local companies.
Spokane is the education and training center of the Inland Northwest, a region served by a variety of public and private higher educational institutions. The Spokane Area Private Industry Council (PIC), established pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (JTPA), administers employment and training programs for local economically disadvantaged youths and adults through the Spokane City-County Employment and Training Consortium.
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Fourteen public school districts combine to serve the educational needs of over 73,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12. Area schools are consistently recognized for a variety of distinguished programs, athletics and music programs, and most high-achieving students in Spokane County can prepare for college and university coursework, and earn college credits by taking elective Advanced Placement (AP) classes. Over 6,000 students participate in the honors, AP, and Running Start programs in the Spokane area.
| K-12 Education |
| District |
Enroll |
Student to Teacher |
No. of full time teachers |
Per Pupil Expenditure |
| Central Valley School District |
12,398 |
16.6 |
748 |
$8,673 |
| Cheney School District |
3,758 |
17.3 |
217 |
$9,187 |
| Deer Park School District |
2,485 |
20.4 |
122 |
$8,388 |
| East Valley School District |
4,250 |
17.7 |
240 |
$9,153 |
| Freeman School District |
973 |
17.7 |
55 |
$9,059 |
| Great Northern |
35 |
11.7 |
3 |
$14,105 |
| Liberty |
507 |
17.5 |
29 |
$10,979 |
| Mead School District |
9,276 |
16.6 |
559 |
$8,464 |
| Medical Lake School District |
2,188 |
18.4 |
119 |
$9,064 |
| Nine Mile Falls School District |
1,733 |
16.0 |
108 |
$8,541 |
| Orchard Prairie |
61 |
10.2 |
6 |
$13,259 |
| Riverside School District |
1,765 |
16.8 |
105 |
$9,228 |
| Spokane Public Schools |
29,454 |
16.5 |
1,790 |
$9,896 |
| West Valley School District |
3,799 |
18.3 |
208 |
$9,100 |
Source: Journal of Business - 2009 Market Fact Book
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