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OSPI data · 2019-20 to 2024-25 (most recent published)

Kittitas County · ESD 105

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District funding

In 2024-25, Cle Elum-Roslyn School District reported $17,887,289 in general-fund revenue for 921 funded students (1,033 enrolled in the October headcount), or $19,416 per student. The statewide median is $20,083.

Funded students
921
1,033 enrolled in October
Total revenue
$17.9M
General fund, 2024-25
Per student
$19,416
37th percentile statewide
Reserves
8.8%
Fund balance as a share of annual spending

Where the money comes from

Washington districts run on three main streams. The state formula pays for basic education; local levies fund enrichment on top of it; federal money is mostly targeted at specific student groups.

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District general-fund revenue by source, 2024-25
SourceAmountShareWhat it covers
State$13,727,26877%The prototypical-school formula allocation, plus other state programs.
Local$3,076,56417%Voter-approved enrichment levies and other local revenue.
Federal$967,3705%Title I, IDEA, child nutrition and other federal programs.
Other$116,0871%Grants, fees and revenue from other districts and agencies.
Total$17,887,289100%

Source: OSPI F-196 general-fund revenue actuals, 2024-25. See Sources & Methodology for the revenue codes behind each row.

What the formula pays vs. what these programs cost

For three programs the state publishes both an allocation and what districts actually spent. Where spending runs above the allocation, the difference comes out of local levy, federal or other money.

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District state allocation compared with actual spending, 2024-25
ProgramState allocationActually spentDifferencePer student
Special education$2,070,188$2,253,280+$183K+$199
Materials, supplies & operating costs (MSOC)$1,446,759$1,540,970+$94K+$102
Student transportation$686,709$691,801+$5,092+$6

Across these three programs, Cle Elum-Roslyn School District covered about $282K beyond what the state formula allocated in 2024-25.

Special education here is state programs 21, 22 and 26 - federally funded IDEA (program 24) is excluded from both sides, so the two columns describe the same thing. Read more on special education funding, MSOC and student transportation.

Students this district serves

Several state programs are funded on these counts, so a district's mix of students shapes its allocation as much as its total enrollment does. Shares are of the October headcount.

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District student demographics compared with the statewide share
Student groupStudentsDistrict shareStatewide share
Low income44943.5%49.6%
English learners212.0%15.0%
Students with disabilities16916.4%16.3%
Highly capable706.8%8.0%
Experiencing homelessness131.3%3.8%
Migrant00.0%2.0%

Local levy and Local Effort Assistance

Enrichment levies are capped per student by state law, and property-poor districts receive Local Effort Assistance to close part of the gap between what their property base raises and the statewide goal.

Voter-approved levy
$4,000,000
Levy rate
$0.52 per $1,000 of value
Local Effort Assistance received
$0

About $22K of the levy voters approved here is above the statutory per-student cap, so the district cannot collect it without a change to the cap rather than a new election.

This district does not qualify for Local Effort Assistance - its property base raises more than the statewide goal at the standard rate. The full formula is walked through step by step on how Local Effort Assistance works, with more context on school levies and LEA.

Spending, surplus and reserves

Total revenue
$17,887,289
Total spending
$18,428,941
Deficit
−$542K
Revenue minus spending, 2024-25
Ending fund balance
$1,625,321
8.8% of spending

A reserve ratio of 8.8% is at or above the 5% level Washington districts commonly treat as a minimum cushion.

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