Washington school districts that need most classroom space

SEATTLE (AP) - After surveying school districts across the state about their needs for more classrooms to fulfill the requirements of the McCleary decision, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction reported 261 of the state’s 295 school districts need more space.

Here are the districts that reported needing the most new classroom space, followed by the number of classes they need to offer full-day kindergarten in all elementary schools plus a 17-to-1 student-teacher ratio in kindergarten through third grade:

Seattle 268.3

Tacoma169.1

Highline159.8

Spokane156

Lake Washington150.9

Federal Way143.9

Lake Stevens135.2

Tahoma135

Edmonds132.7

Vancouver131.3

Pasco 127.1

Everett 121.4

Evergreen (Clark)119.2

Bethel 114.2

Kennewick112.1

Puyallup110.6

Mukilteo106.5

Northshore 98.3

Yakima 92.6

Richland 91.9

Renton 87

Auburn 83.3

Bellevue76.4

Kent 74.6

Issaquah74