Mount Adams School District

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White Swan, Washington - 3 schools

889
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Mount Adams School District operates 3 public schools serving 889 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Yakima County.

The funding mix is 3.2% local, 61.4% state, and 35.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 368.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, 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. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Adams Middle School, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.

Its largest campus is Harrah Elementary School, enrolling 451 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mount Adams Middle School, at 136 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Harrah Elementary School accounts for 50.7% of all Mount Adams School District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mount Adams School District a distant remainder — means Mount Adams School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Mount Adams School District reports 98.6% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

35.4%
Federal
61.4%
State
3.2%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Mount Adams School District.

White 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 39.2%
Multiracial 5.1%
Other 53.3%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 55.8/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Mount Adams School District's schools, above the Washington average of 53.3.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Mount Adams Middle School 57.5
  2. 2 Harrah Elementary School 57.4
  3. 3 White Swan High School 52.5

Programs & Resources

1 / 3
Schools with AP
2 AP courses total
368.5:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
24.0%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Mount Adams School District

School Enrollment
Harrah Elementary School
451
White Swan High School
252
Mount Adams Middle School
136

How Mount Adams School District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Washington districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Freeman School District Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Warden School District Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Finley School District Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Onalaska School District Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Winlock School District Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Mount Adams School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Mount Adams School District?

Mount Adams School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 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.