At $29,876 per pupil, Garfield School District ranks #31 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
121
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$29,876
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Garfield School District operates 3 public schools serving 121 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Whitman County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,876 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 32 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.9% local, 78.9% state, and 12.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Garfield Elementary, with a diversity index of 39.5/100.
Its largest campus is Garfield Elementary, enrolling 51 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (121 to 120 students, -0.8%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $4,362,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 39.9% went to instruction, 39.8% to support services, and 15.4% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Garfield Elementary accounts for 40.2% of all Garfield School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Garfield 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.
Garfield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Garfield School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 121 students.
How much does Garfield School District spend per student?
Garfield School District spends $29,876 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Garfield School District?
Garfield School District students are 88.2% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.