Mount Adams School District operates 3 public schools serving 889 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other, 1 high, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 839 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Yakima County County.
The funding mix is 3.2% local, 61.4% state, and 35.4% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 368.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 24.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Harrah Elementary School accounts for 53.8% of all Mount Adams School District student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Mount Adams School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Mount Adams School District school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Mount Adams School District school enrollment ranges from 136 students (lowest) to 451 students (highest), a spread of 315 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio — most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mount Adams School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.8% 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 — including this one — 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.
Mount Adams School District student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mount Adams School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.0% — 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 Mount Adams School District is typically wider than the Mount Adams School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Mount Adams School District?
Mount Adams School District has 3 schools, including 1 other, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 889 students.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Adams School District?
Mount Adams School District students are 39.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.