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Shelton, Washington - 1 schools
At $17,403 per pupil, Southside School District ranks #138 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southside School District operates 1 public schools serving 195 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 Mason County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,403 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 28.1% local, 60.8% state, and 11.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Southside Elementary, enrolling 208 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Southside Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Southside School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southside School District a distant remainder — means Southside 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.
Southside School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Southside School District?
Southside School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 195 students.
How much does Southside School District spend per student?
Southside School District spends $17,403 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Southside School District?
Southside School District students are 67.3% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.