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Leavenworth, Washington - 7 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Cascade School District #135 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,226 per pupil, Cascade School District ranks #154 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,252
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$17,226
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cascade School District operates 7 public schools serving 1,252 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Chelan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,226 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.8% local, 51.8% state, and 15.3% 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 46/100, ranked #135 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 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 193.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.3% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Peshastin Dryden Elementary, with a diversity index of 50.6/100.
Its largest campus is Cascade High School, enrolling 403 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kodiak Virtual Academy, at 1 students, a 403x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cascade High School accounts for 32.0% of all Cascade School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cascade School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Cascade School District school enrollment varies 403× across entities
Cascade School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 403 students (highest), a spread of 402 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cascade School District student-counselor ratio is 193:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Cascade School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Cascade School District is typically wider than the Cascade School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Cascade School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,252 students.
How much does Cascade School District spend per student?
Cascade School District spends $17,226 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #135 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Cascade School District?
Cascade School District students are 74.3% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cascade School District?
Cascade School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #135 out of 238 districts in Washington.