An equity score of 57/100 ranks Cusick School District #91 of 239 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,989 per pupil, Cusick School District ranks #163 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
356
Total Enrollment
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$17,989
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cusick School District operates 4 public schools serving 356 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 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 Pend Oreille County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,989 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.0% local, 67.5% state, and 23.6% 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 57/100, ranked #91 of 239 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 401.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.8% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bess Herian Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.0/100.
Its largest campus is Cusick Jr Sr High School, enrolling 147 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kalispel Language Immersion School, at 34 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cusick Jr Sr High School accounts for 34.5% of all Cusick School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cusick School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Cusick School District school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Cusick School District school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 147 students (highest), a spread of 113 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.
Cusick School District reports 71.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Cusick School District student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
Cusick School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Cusick School District is typically wider than the Cusick School District-aggregate figure suggests.