An equity score of 76/100 ranks Rainier Prep Charter School District #31 of 239 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,821 per pupil, Rainier Prep Charter School District ranks #126 of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rainier Prep Charter School District operates 1 public schools serving 330 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 King County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,821 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 311 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.8% local, 71.8% state, and 15.3% 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 76/100, ranked #31 of 239 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 359:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 3.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.7% African American, 30.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rainier Prep, enrolling 359 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rainier Prep accounts for 100.0% of all Rainier Prep Charter School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rainier Prep Charter School District a distant remainder — means Rainier Prep Charter School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Rainier Prep Charter School District reports 60.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Rainier Prep Charter School District student-counselor ratio is 359:1 — 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.
Rainier Prep Charter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Rainier Prep Charter School District'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 Rainier Prep Charter School District?
Rainier Prep Charter School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 330 students.
How much does Rainier Prep Charter School District spend per student?
Rainier Prep Charter School District spends $18,821 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #31 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Rainier Prep Charter School District?
Rainier Prep Charter School District students are 50.7% African American, 30.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 5.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rainier Prep Charter School District?
Rainier Prep Charter School District has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #31 out of 239 districts in Washington.