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Cosmopolis, Washington - 1 schools
At $17,467 per pupil, Cosmopolis School District ranks #133 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cosmopolis School District operates 1 public schools serving 165 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Grays Harbor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,467 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 27.5% local, 60.5% state, and 12.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 239.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.3% White, 16.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cosmopolis Elementary School, enrolling 175 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Cosmopolis Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Cosmopolis School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cosmopolis School District a distant remainder — means Cosmopolis School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Cosmopolis School District student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Cosmopolis School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Cosmopolis School District is typically wider than the Cosmopolis School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Cosmopolis School District?
Cosmopolis School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 165 students.
How much does Cosmopolis School District spend per student?
Cosmopolis School District spends $17,467 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Cosmopolis School District?
Cosmopolis School District students are 70.3% White, 16.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.