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Granite Falls, Washington - 6 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Granite Falls School District #142 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,460 per pupil, Granite Falls School District ranks #194 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,326
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,460
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Granite Falls School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,326 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Snohomish County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,460 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.0% local, 67.3% state, and 7.7% 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 44/100, ranked #142 of 238 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 501.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.0% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mountain Way Elementary, with a diversity index of 48.6/100.
Its largest campus is Granite Falls High School, enrolling 614 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Granite Falls Open Doors, at 47 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Granite Falls High School accounts for 26.1% of all Granite Falls School District student enrollment
That concentration means Granite Falls 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.
Granite Falls School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Granite Falls School District school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 614 students (highest), a spread of 567 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.
Granite Falls School District student-counselor ratio is 501:1 — 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.
Granite Falls School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Granite Falls School District is typically wider than the Granite Falls School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls School District?
Granite Falls School District has 6 schools, including 3 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,326 students.
How much does Granite Falls School District spend per student?
Granite Falls School District spends $16,460 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #142 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Granite Falls School District?
Granite Falls School District students are 73.0% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Granite Falls School District?
Granite Falls School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #142 out of 238 districts in Washington.