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Naches, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Naches Valley School District #152 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,384 per pupil, Naches Valley School District ranks #199 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,294
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,384
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Naches Valley School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,294 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 high 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.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,384 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 26.5% local, 60.7% state, and 12.8% 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 42/100, ranked #152 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 454.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.1% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Naches Valley Elementary School, with a diversity index of 46.6/100.
Naches Valley Elementary School accounts for 36.8% of all Naches Valley School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Naches Valley School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Naches Valley School District school enrollment varies 482× across entities
Naches Valley School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 482 students (highest), a spread of 481 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.
Naches Valley School District student-counselor ratio is 455:1 — 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.
Naches Valley School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Naches Valley School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Naches Valley School District?
Naches Valley School District has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 high. Total enrollment is 1,294 students.
How much does Naches Valley School District spend per student?
Naches Valley School District spends $16,384 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #152 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Naches Valley School District?
Naches Valley School District students are 70.1% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Naches Valley School District?
Naches Valley School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #152 out of 238 districts in Washington.