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WA School Funding Explorer
OSPI data · 2019-20 to 2024-25 (most recent published)

Keep researching and participating

Use official sources to verify facts, then compare the priorities of groups participating in the debate. Advocacy organizations are labeled separately because they argue for particular outcomes.

Understand the money

Start with official explanations and the budget documents that control actual appropriations.

Citizen's Guide to K-12 Finance ↗A plain-language guide from Washington legislative staff.OSPI: Understanding Public School Funding ↗State, local, and federal funding explained by OSPI.Washington state budget ↗Enacted budgets, proposals, comparisons, and fiscal reports.

Follow a bill

Read the actual bill, check its history, watch hearings, and see upcoming committee meetings.

Bill Information ↗Search official bill pages, documents, amendments, and votes.Committee meeting schedules ↗Find hearings before the testimony sign-in deadline.How to testify ↗Official instructions for remote, in-person, and written testimony.

Check the underlying data

Use the same primary sources behind this site and inspect district-level details.

OSPI School Apportionment guidance ↗Enrollment reporting, allocation tools, and district guidance.OSPI SAFS data files ↗Download district financial and enrollment files.Washington Report Card ↗Enrollment, demographics, assessment, and school information.

Compare advocacy perspectives

These organizations advocate for particular priorities. Compare their claims with primary sources.

League of Education Voters ↗2026 priorities and a statewide education bill tracker.Washington State PTA advocacy ↗Family-led priorities, positions, and advocacy tools.State Board of Education priorities ↗The appointed state board’s current policy platform.Association of Washington School Principals ↗Funding and policy priorities from school leaders.

Youth participation

Young people can testify, organize, and advise state government before they are old enough to vote.

Legislative Youth Advisory Council ↗Washington’s official student-led youth advisory body.Youth in Action ↗League of Education Voters hub for students organizing on education policy.Legislature civic education programs ↗Pages, internships, classroom materials, and other ways to participate.