An equity score of 21/100 ranks Kalama School District #225 of 239 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,374 per pupil, Kalama School District ranks #309 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,151
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,374
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kalama School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,151 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Cowlitz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,374 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 32 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.4% local, 64.0% state, and 5.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #225 of 239 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 379.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kalama High School, with a diversity index of 35.0/100.
Its largest campus is Kalama Elem School, enrolling 525 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Kalama Elem School accounts for 45.6% of all Kalama School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kalama School District a distant remainder — means Kalama 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Kalama School District student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — 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.
Kalama School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kalama School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,151 students.
How much does Kalama School District spend per student?
Kalama School District spends $13,374 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #225 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Kalama School District?
Kalama School District students are 81.7% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kalama School District?
Kalama School District has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #225 out of 239 districts in Washington.