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Elma, Washington - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Mary M Knight School District #131 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,048 per pupil, Mary M Knight School District ranks #307 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,045
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,048
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mary M Knight School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,045 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Mason County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,048 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 4.4% local, 86.5% state, and 9.1% 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 47/100, ranked #131 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.
a 600:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.4% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight accounts for 57.4% of all Mary M Knight School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mary M Knight School District a distant remainder — means Mary M Knight School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Mary M Knight School District student-counselor ratio is 600:1 — 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.
Mary M Knight School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Mary M Knight School District is typically wider than the Mary M Knight School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mary M Knight School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Mary M Knight School District?
Mary M Knight School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,045 students.
How much does Mary M Knight School District spend per student?
Mary M Knight School District spends $11,048 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #131 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Mary M Knight School District?
Mary M Knight School District students are 68.4% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mary M Knight School District?
Mary M Knight School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #131 out of 238 districts in Washington.