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Hoquiam, Washington - 6 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Hoquiam School District #60 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,947 per pupil, Hoquiam School District ranks #168 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,640
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,947
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoquiam School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,640 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 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 Grays Harbor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,947 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 15.7% local, 70.2% state, and 14.1% 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 65/100, ranked #60 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 355.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.6% White, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Elementary School, with a diversity index of 61.5/100.
Its largest campus is Hoquiam High School, enrolling 410 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hoquiam Homelink School, at 107 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hoquiam High School accounts for 25.0% of all Hoquiam School District student enrollment
That concentration means Hoquiam 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.
Hoquiam School District school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Hoquiam School District school enrollment ranges from 107 students (lowest) to 410 students (highest), a spread of 303 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hoquiam School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.6% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Hoquiam School District student-counselor ratio is 356:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Hoquiam School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2% — 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 Hoquiam School District is typically wider than the Hoquiam School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Hoquiam School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,640 students.
How much does Hoquiam School District spend per student?
Hoquiam School District spends $16,947 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #60 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Hoquiam School District?
Hoquiam School District students are 58.6% White, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoquiam School District?
Hoquiam School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #60 out of 238 districts in Washington.