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Coulee Dam, Washington - 3 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Grand Coulee Dam School District #28 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,310 per pupil, Grand Coulee Dam School District ranks #144 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grand Coulee Dam School District operates 3 public schools serving 771 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Douglas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,310 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 11.8% local, 66.8% state, and 21.3% 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 77/100, ranked #28 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 508:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 26.0% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Roosevelt Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Roosevelt Elementary, enrolling 354 students (51% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lake Roosevelt Alternative School, at 33 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lake Roosevelt Elementary accounts for 45.9% of all Grand Coulee Dam School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grand Coulee Dam School District a distant remainder — means Grand Coulee Dam School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Grand Coulee Dam School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Grand Coulee Dam School District school enrollment ranges from 33 students (lowest) to 354 students (highest), a spread of 321 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.
Grand Coulee Dam School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.4% 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 — including this one — 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.
Grand Coulee Dam School District student-counselor ratio is 508:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Grand Coulee Dam School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Grand Coulee Dam School District is typically wider than the Grand Coulee Dam School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Grand Coulee Dam 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 Grand Coulee Dam School District?
Grand Coulee Dam School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 771 students.
How much does Grand Coulee Dam School District spend per student?
Grand Coulee Dam School District spends $17,310 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #28 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Grand Coulee Dam School District?
Grand Coulee Dam School District students are 26.0% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grand Coulee Dam School District?
Grand Coulee Dam School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #28 out of 238 districts in Washington.