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La Center, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks La Center School District #237 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,516 per pupil, La Center School District ranks #300 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,769
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,516
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
La Center School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,769 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,516 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.4% local, 67.7% state, and 6.9% 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 9/100, ranked #237 of 238 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 408.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.8% White, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is La Center Middle School, with a diversity index of 33.3/100.
Its largest campus is La Center Elementary, enrolling 789 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is La Center Academy, at 38 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
La Center Elementary accounts for 43.3% of all La Center School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means La Center School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
La Center School District school enrollment varies 21× across entities
La Center School District school enrollment ranges from 38 students (lowest) to 789 students (highest), a spread of 751 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
La Center School District student-counselor ratio is 408:1 — 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.
La Center School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 La Center School District is typically wider than the La Center School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in La Center School District?
La Center School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,769 students.
How much does La Center School District spend per student?
La Center School District spends $13,516 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #237 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of La Center School District?
La Center School District students are 82.8% White, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for La Center School District?
La Center School District has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #237 out of 238 districts in Washington.