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Mead, Washington - 17 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Mead School District #206 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,830 per pupil, Mead School District ranks #273 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,320
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$14,830
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mead School District operates 17 public schools serving 10,320 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 combined 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 Spokane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,830 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 18.8% local, 72.3% state, and 8.8% 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 27/100, ranked #206 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 3 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (31 AP courses district-wide), a 541.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.6% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shiloh Hills Elementary, with a diversity index of 63.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mead Senior High School, enrolling 1,827 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mead Open Doors, at 9 students, a 203x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mead Senior High School accounts for 17.1% of all Mead School District student enrollment
That concentration means Mead 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.
Mead School District school enrollment varies 203× across entities
Mead School District school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,827 students (highest), a spread of 1,818 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.
Mead School District student-counselor ratio is 542:1 — 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.
Mead School District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Mead School District has 17 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 2 combined, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,320 students.
How much does Mead School District spend per student?
Mead School District spends $14,830 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #206 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Mead School District?
Mead School District students are 77.6% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mead School District?
Mead School District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #206 out of 238 districts in Washington.