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Napavine, Washington - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Napavine School District #173 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,621 per pupil, Napavine School District ranks #283 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Napavine School District operates 2 public schools serving 814 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Lewis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,621 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.7% local, 74.2% state, and 16.0% 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 39/100, ranked #173 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.
a 410:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.8% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Napavine Elementary, enrolling 411 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Napavine Elementary accounts for 50.1% of all Napavine School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Napavine School District a distant remainder — means Napavine School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Napavine School District student-counselor ratio is 410:1 — 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.
Napavine School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.0% — 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.
Napavine School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 814 students.
How much does Napavine School District spend per student?
Napavine School District spends $14,621 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #173 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Napavine School District?
Napavine School District students are 74.8% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Napavine School District?
Napavine School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #173 out of 238 districts in Washington.