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Auburn, Washington - 27 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Auburn School District #89 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,996 per pupil, Auburn School District ranks #164 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
17,857
Total Enrollment
27
Schools
$16,996
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Auburn School District operates 27 public schools serving 17,857 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 5 high, 4 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in King County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,996 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.4% local, 66.6% state, and 11.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #89 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (46 AP courses district-wide), a 429:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.6% White, 15.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dick Scobee Elementary School, with a diversity index of 80.9/100.
Its largest campus is Auburn Senior High School, enrolling 1,918 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Special Ed School, at 35 students, a 55x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Auburn School District school enrollment varies 55× across entities
Auburn School District school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,918 students (highest), a spread of 1,883 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Auburn School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Auburn School District student-counselor ratio is 429:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Auburn School District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Auburn School District has 27 schools, including 5 high, 4 middle, 17 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 17,857 students.
How much does Auburn School District spend per student?
Auburn School District spends $16,996 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #89 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Auburn School District?
Auburn School District students are 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.6% White, 15.5% Asian, 8.7% African American, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Auburn School District?
Auburn School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #89 out of 238 districts in Washington.