An equity score of 71/100 ranks Grand Coulee Dam School District #47 of 239 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,568 per pupil, Grand Coulee Dam School District ranks #188 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
771
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,568
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
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 $17,568 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 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 71/100, ranked #47 of 239 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 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.
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 reports 79.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
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 $17,568 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #47 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 71/100, ranking #47 out of 239 districts in Washington.