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Lopez Island, Washington - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Lopez School District #87 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,149 per pupil, Lopez School District ranks #40 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
228
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,149
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lopez School District operates 3 public schools serving 228 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 San Juan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,149 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.5% local, 58.4% state, and 11.1% 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 57/100, ranked #87 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 68.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 64.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.3% White, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lopez Elementary School, with a diversity index of 44.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lopez Middle High School, enrolling 111 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Decatur Elementary, at 3 students, a 37x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lopez Middle High School accounts for 48.7% of all Lopez School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lopez School District a distant remainder — means Lopez 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.
Lopez School District school enrollment varies 37× across entities
Lopez School District school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 111 students (highest), a spread of 108 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lopez School District student-counselor ratio is 68:1 — 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.
Lopez School District chronic absenteeism rate is 64.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Lopez School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 228 students.
How much does Lopez School District spend per student?
Lopez School District spends $25,149 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #87 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Lopez School District?
Lopez School District students are 58.3% White, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lopez School District?
Lopez School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #87 out of 238 districts in Washington.