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Deming, Washington - 7 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Mount Baker School District #22 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,882 per pupil, Mount Baker School District ranks #76 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,692
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$19,882
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Baker School District operates 7 public schools serving 1,692 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Whatcom County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,882 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.3% local, 59.8% state, and 20.8% 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 79/100, ranked #22 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 254.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 53.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.3% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Acme Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Baker Senior High, enrolling 513 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Educational Resource Center, at 18 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mount Baker Senior High accounts for 30.3% of all Mount Baker School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Baker 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.
Mount Baker School District school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Mount Baker School District school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 513 students (highest), a spread of 495 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mount Baker School District student-counselor ratio is 255:1 — 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 Mount Baker School District is typically wider than the Mount Baker School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Baker School District chronic absenteeism rate is 53.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Mount Baker School District?
Mount Baker School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,692 students.
How much does Mount Baker School District spend per student?
Mount Baker School District spends $19,882 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #22 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Baker School District?
Mount Baker School District students are 71.3% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Baker School District?
Mount Baker School District has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #22 out of 238 districts in Washington.