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Renton School District, Washington
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The early Renton schools
started as small, Spartan schoolhouses which were built to educate the children. Renton quickly grew as well as the number of students. Due to this growth, the existing schoolhouses were outgrown in a short span of time. Within the next few years, the need for larger schools was ever present.
The city of Renton takes its great pride from its schools and always strives in offering their students the highest quality of education. Starting from humble beginnings, the Renton School District already grew into a world renowned educational facility with a diversified education system that caters to each and every student’s needs.
Renton Schools are boasting a student population totaling up to 20,549 students who are attending 36 schools in four major public school districts and 10 private schools. An average of $6,357 per student is spent by the Renton public schools as compared to other public schools whose revenue and expenditures vary by school district. An important statistic that gives parents an idea into the probable attention their child may receive in a classroom setting is the student teacher ratio. The Renton public schools boasts of a student ratio of 14:1 on average, while its private schools hold a 12:1 student ratio. In addition, a 24 student body population is present in high schools of Renton. |
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