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Silverdale, Washington - 19 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Central Kitsap School District #156 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,203 per pupil, Central Kitsap School District ranks #210 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,206
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$16,203
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Kitsap School District operates 19 public schools serving 11,206 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Kitsap County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,203 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 15.8% local, 66.5% state, and 17.7% 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 41/100, ranked #156 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 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (50 AP courses district-wide), a 361.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.7% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Esquire Hills Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.6/100.
Its largest campus is Central Kitsap High School, enrolling 1,564 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Esquire Hills Elementary, at 288 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Central Kitsap School District school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Central Kitsap School District school enrollment ranges from 288 students (lowest) to 1,564 students (highest), a spread of 1,276 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Central Kitsap School District student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — 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.
Central Kitsap School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Central Kitsap School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Central Kitsap School District?
Central Kitsap School District has 19 schools, including 2 high, 13 combined, 3 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 11,206 students.
How much does Central Kitsap School District spend per student?
Central Kitsap School District spends $16,203 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #156 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Central Kitsap School District?
Central Kitsap School District students are 56.7% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Asian, 2.8% African American, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Kitsap School District?
Central Kitsap School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #156 out of 238 districts in Washington.