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Pe Ell, Washington - 1 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Pe Ell School District #18 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,796 per pupil, Pe Ell School District ranks #99 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pe Ell School District operates 1 public schools serving 271 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $18,796 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.7% local, 78.8% state, and 9.5% 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 82/100, ranked #18 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 284:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 54.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.3% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pe Ell School, enrolling 284 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pe Ell School accounts for 100.0% of all Pe Ell School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pe Ell School District a distant remainder — means Pe Ell 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.
Pe Ell School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Pe Ell School District student-counselor ratio is 284:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Pe Ell School District is typically wider than the Pe Ell School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Pe Ell School District chronic absenteeism rate is 54.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pe Ell School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 271 students.
How much does Pe Ell School District spend per student?
Pe Ell School District spends $18,796 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #18 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Pe Ell School District?
Pe Ell School District students are 81.3% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pe Ell School District?
Pe Ell School District has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #18 out of 238 districts in Washington.