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Brewster, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Brewster School District #99 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,599 per pupil, Brewster School District ranks #242 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,012
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,599
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brewster School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,012 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Okanogan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,599 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 8.0% local, 71.3% state, and 20.7% 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 54/100, ranked #99 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.
a 329.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brewster High School, with a diversity index of 26.0/100.
Its largest campus is Brewster Elementary School, enrolling 425 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brewster Alternative School, at 13 students, a 33x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brewster Elementary School accounts for 42.0% of all Brewster School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brewster School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Brewster School District school enrollment varies 33× across entities
Brewster School District school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 425 students (highest), a spread of 412 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.
Brewster School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.5% 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 — including this one — 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.
Brewster School District student-counselor ratio is 329:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Brewster School District is typically wider than the Brewster School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Brewster School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.