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Eastsound, Washington - 6 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Orcas Island School District #220 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,675 per pupil, Orcas Island School District ranks #183 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
701
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,675
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Orcas Island School District operates 6 public schools serving 701 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 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 San Juan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,675 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 33.3% local, 56.4% state, and 10.2% 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 24/100, ranked #220 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 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 423.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.1% White, 18.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orcas Island High School, with a diversity index of 54.2/100.
Its largest campus is Oasis K-12, enrolling 331 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Waldron Island School, at 5 students, a 66x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oasis K-12 accounts for 41.0% of all Orcas Island School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Orcas Island 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.
Orcas Island School District school enrollment varies 66× across entities
Orcas Island School District school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 331 students (highest), a spread of 326 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.
Orcas Island School District student-counselor ratio is 423:1 — 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.
Orcas Island School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Orcas Island School District is typically wider than the Orcas Island School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Orcas Island School District?
Orcas Island School District has 6 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 701 students.
How much does Orcas Island School District spend per student?
Orcas Island School District spends $16,675 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #220 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Orcas Island School District?
Orcas Island School District students are 71.1% White, 18.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Orcas Island School District?
Orcas Island School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #220 out of 238 districts in Washington.