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Lake Stevens, Washington - 13 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Lake Stevens School District #224 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,248 per pupil, Lake Stevens School District ranks #258 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,687
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$15,248
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Stevens School District operates 13 public schools serving 9,687 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $15,248 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 21.1% local, 72.2% state, and 6.8% 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 22/100, ranked #224 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 511.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.6% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sunnycrest Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Stevens Sr High School, enrolling 2,205 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Homelink, at 31 students, a 71x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lake Stevens Sr High School accounts for 21.8% of all Lake Stevens School District student enrollment
That concentration means Lake Stevens 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.
Lake Stevens School District school enrollment varies 71× across entities
Lake Stevens School District school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 2,205 students (highest), a spread of 2,174 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lake Stevens School District student-counselor ratio is 511:1 — 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.
Lake Stevens School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Lake Stevens School District is typically wider than the Lake Stevens School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Lake Stevens School District?
Lake Stevens School District has 13 schools, including 1 high, 7 combined, 2 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,687 students.
How much does Lake Stevens School District spend per student?
Lake Stevens School District spends $15,248 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #224 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Stevens School District?
Lake Stevens School District students are 58.6% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 5.0% African American, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Stevens School District?
Lake Stevens School District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #224 out of 238 districts in Washington.