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Cashmere, Washington - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Cashmere School District #178 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,773 per pupil, Cashmere School District ranks #278 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,580
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,773
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cashmere School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,580 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 $14,773 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.2% local, 69.3% state, and 13.5% 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 36/100, ranked #178 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 559:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.9% White, 36.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Vale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.
Its largest campus is Vale Elementary School, enrolling 638 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Vale Elementary School accounts for 38.0% of all Cashmere School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cashmere 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.
Cashmere School District student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Cashmere School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Cashmere School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,580 students.
How much does Cashmere School District spend per student?
Cashmere School District spends $14,773 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #178 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Cashmere School District?
Cashmere School District students are 57.9% White, 36.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cashmere School District?
Cashmere School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #178 out of 238 districts in Washington.