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Mccleary, Washington - 1 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Mccleary School District #140 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,460 per pupil, Mccleary School District ranks #251 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mccleary School District operates 1 public schools serving 332 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Grays Harbor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,460 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 25.9% local, 60.8% state, and 13.3% 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 45/100, ranked #140 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 332:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.3% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mccleary Elem, enrolling 332 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mccleary Elem accounts for 100.0% of all Mccleary School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mccleary School District a distant remainder — means Mccleary 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.
Mccleary School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mccleary School District student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Mccleary School District is typically wider than the Mccleary School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mccleary School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — 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.
Mccleary School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 332 students.
How much does Mccleary School District spend per student?
Mccleary School District spends $15,460 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #140 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Mccleary School District?
Mccleary School District students are 75.3% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mccleary School District?
Mccleary School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #140 out of 238 districts in Washington.