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Quilcene, Washington - 2 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Quilcene School District #72 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,779 per pupil, Quilcene School District ranks #57 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
726
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$21,779
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Quilcene School District operates 2 public schools serving 726 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,779 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 15.5% local, 78.0% state, and 6.5% 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 61/100, ranked #72 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 207:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.2% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning accounts for 51.4% of all Quilcene School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Quilcene School District a distant remainder — means Quilcene School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Quilcene School District student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Quilcene School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Quilcene School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 726 students.
How much does Quilcene School District spend per student?
Quilcene School District spends $21,779 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #72 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Quilcene School District?
Quilcene School District students are 81.2% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Quilcene School District?
Quilcene School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #72 out of 238 districts in Washington.