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Anacortes, Washington - 4 schools
21
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northwest Educational Service District 189 operates 4 public schools serving 21 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 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 Skagit County.
The funding mix is 70.0% local, 19.9% state, and 10.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
. Demographically, the student body averages 50.1% Hispanic or Latino, 46.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Snohomish Detention Center, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.
Open Doors - Youth Reengagement Program accounts for 79.7% of all Northwest Educational Service District 189 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northwest Educational Service District 189 a distant remainder — means Northwest Educational Service District 189-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.
Northwest Educational Service District 189 school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Northwest Educational Service District 189 school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 63 students (highest), a spread of 59 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Comparisons are relative to Northwest Educational Service District 189'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 Northwest Educational Service District 189?
Northwest Educational Service District 189 has 4 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 21 students.
What is the demographic composition of Northwest Educational Service District 189?
Northwest Educational Service District 189 students are 50.1% Hispanic or Latino, 46.3% White, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.