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Ridgefield, Washington - 7 schools
An equity score of 3/100 ranks Ridgefield School District #238 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,438 per pupil, Ridgefield School District ranks #305 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,987
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,438
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridgefield School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,987 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,438 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.5% local, 58.2% state, and 6.3% 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 3/100, ranked #238 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 409.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.9% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ridgefield Early Learning Center, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.
Its largest campus is Ridgefield High School, enrolling 1,249 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ridgefield Early Learning Center, at 100 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ridgefield High School accounts for 29.1% of all Ridgefield School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ridgefield School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Ridgefield School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Ridgefield School District school enrollment ranges from 100 students (lowest) to 1,249 students (highest), a spread of 1,149 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Ridgefield School District student-counselor ratio is 409:1 — 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.
Ridgefield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Ridgefield School District is typically wider than the Ridgefield School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Ridgefield School District?
Ridgefield School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,987 students.
How much does Ridgefield School District spend per student?
Ridgefield School District spends $12,438 per student. The district has an equity score of 3/100, ranking #238 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Ridgefield School District?
Ridgefield School District students are 70.9% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ridgefield School District?
Ridgefield School District has an equity score of 3/100, ranking #238 out of 238 districts in Washington.