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Olympia, Washington - 20 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Olympia School District #148 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,521 per pupil, Olympia School District ranks #192 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,633
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$16,521
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Olympia School District operates 20 public schools serving 9,633 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 4 middle, 3 high, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Thurston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,521 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 30.4% local, 60.5% state, and 9.0% 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 42/100, ranked #148 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 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 426.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.2% White, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Middle School, with a diversity index of 68.3/100.
Its largest campus is Olympia High School, enrolling 1,901 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Touchstone, at 2 students, a 951x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Olympia High School accounts for 19.7% of all Olympia School District student enrollment
That concentration means Olympia 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.
Olympia School District school enrollment varies 951× across entities
Olympia School District school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,901 students (highest), a spread of 1,899 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.
Olympia School District student-counselor ratio is 427:1 — 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.
Olympia School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — 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.
Olympia School District has 20 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 10 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,633 students.
How much does Olympia School District spend per student?
Olympia School District spends $16,521 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #148 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Olympia School District?
Olympia School District students are 57.2% White, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 2.8% African American, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Olympia School District?
Olympia School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #148 out of 238 districts in Washington.