At $29,143 per pupil, Harrington School District ranks #34 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
133
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$29,143
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harrington School District operates 2 public schools serving 133 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,143 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.8% local, 76.6% state, and 12.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 114:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 5.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Harrington Elementary School, enrolling 70 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 6.8% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (133 to 124 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 0.8 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $4,023,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 54.2% went to instruction, 37.2% to support services, and 3.5% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Harrington Elementary School accounts for 52.6% of all Harrington School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harrington School District a distant remainder — means Harrington School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Harrington School District student-counselor ratio is 114:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Harrington School District chronic absenteeism rate is 5.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Harrington School District?
Harrington School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 133 students.
How much does Harrington School District spend per student?
Harrington School District spends $29,143 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Harrington School District?
Harrington School District students are 87.6% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.