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An equity score of 68/100 ranks Rainier Prep Charter School District #52 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,747 per pupil, Rainier Prep Charter School District ranks #180 of 309 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 $16,747 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 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 68/100, ranked #52 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 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 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.
Rainier Prep Charter School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.6% 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.
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 $16,747 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #52 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 68/100, ranking #52 out of 238 districts in Washington.