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Deer Park, Washington - 6 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Deer Park School District #216 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,679 per pupil, Deer Park School District ranks #298 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,774
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,679
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Deer Park School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,774 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Spokane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,679 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 15.2% local, 74.4% state, and 10.4% 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 24/100, ranked #216 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.
a 419.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Deer Park High School, with a diversity index of 28.3/100.
Its largest campus is Deer Park High School, enrolling 637 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Deer Park Early Learning Center, at 77 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Deer Park High School accounts for 23.0% of all Deer Park School District student enrollment
That concentration means Deer Park 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.
Deer Park School District school enrollment varies 8.3× across entities
Deer Park School District school enrollment ranges from 77 students (lowest) to 637 students (highest), a spread of 560 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Deer Park School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Deer Park School District student-counselor ratio is 419:1 — 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.
Deer Park School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9% — 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 Deer Park School District is typically wider than the Deer Park School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Deer Park School District?
Deer Park School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,774 students.
How much does Deer Park School District spend per student?
Deer Park School District spends $13,679 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #216 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Deer Park School District?
Deer Park School District students are 88.6% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deer Park School District?
Deer Park School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #216 out of 238 districts in Washington.