Sprague School District

Public school district · Lincoln County · Washington · NCES district ID 5308280

Sprague School District spent $37,761 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 92% of the other Washington districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,921). Its 2 schools enrolled 55 students in 2024-25; 82.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $35,730 per student, down 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Washington districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Sprague in enrollment (64 to 74 students) and Sprague itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Sprague, FY23LaCrosse $43,778; Glenwood $43,063; Washtucna $38,342; Sprague $37,761; Wishram $36,735; Mill A $35,224; Intergenerational High School $31,014; Brinnon $24,243; Skamania $21,986; Mount Pleasant $16,412; State median, under 1,000 students $20,921.10k20k30k40k50kLaCrosse$43,778Glenwood$43,063Washtucna$38,342Sprague$37,761Wishram$36,735Mill A$35,224Intergenerational High School$31,014Brinnon$24,243Skamania$21,986Mount Pleasant$16,412State median, under 1,000 students $20,921
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Sprague, FY23LaCrosse $43,778; Glenwood $43,063; Washtucna $38,342; Sprague $37,761; Wishram $36,735; Mill A $35,224; Intergenerational High School $31,014; Brinnon $24,243; Skamania $21,986; Mount Pleasant $16,412; State median, under 1,000 students $20,921.10k20k30k40k50kLaCrosse$43,778Glenwood$43,063Washtucna$38,342Sprague$37,761Wishram$36,735Mill A$35,224Intergenerational High School$31,014Brinnon$24,243Skamania$21,986Mount Pleasant$16,412State median, under 1,000 students $20,921
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Sprague, FY23LaCrosse $43,778; Glenwood $43,063; Washtucna $38,342; Sprague $37,761; Wishram $36,735; Mill A $35,224; Intergenerational High School $31,014; Brinnon $24,243; Skamania $21,986; Mount Pleasant $16,412; State median, under 1,000 students $20,921.10k30k50kLaCrosse$43,778Glenwood$43,063Washtucna$38,342Sprague$37,761Wishram$36,735Mill A$35,224Intergenerational High School$31,014Brinnon$24,243Skamania$21,986Mount Pleasant$16,412State median, under 1,000 students $20,921
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Sprague, FY23LaCrosse $43,778; Glenwood $43,063; Washtucna $38,342; Sprague $37,761; Wishram $36,735; Mill A $35,224; Intergenerational High School $31,014; Brinnon $24,243; Skamania $21,986; Mount Pleasant $16,412; State median, under 1,000 students $20,921.10k30k50kLaCrosse$43,778Glenwood$43,063Washtucna$38,342Sprague$37,761Wishram$36,735Mill A$35,224Intergenerational High School$31,014Brinnon$24,243Skamania$21,986Mount Pleasant$16,412State median, under 1,000 students $20,921

Where the money came from

$2,908,000 in revenue: 82.9% state, 8.8% local and 8.4% federal. Total spending including $192,000 of capital outlay was $2,788,000, or $41,612 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sprague School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,410,000; Local $255,000; Federal $243,000; total $2,908,000.
  • State$2,410,000 83%
  • Local$255,000 9%
  • Federal$243,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 160 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

67 students in 2022-23, 74 students in 2023-24, 55 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sprague School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 67, 2023-24: 74, 2024-25: 550204060802022-23672023-24742024-2555
Sprague School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 67, 2023-24: 74, 2024-25: 550204060802022-23672023-24742024-2555
Sprague School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 67, 2023-24: 74, 2024-25: 550204060802022-23672023-24742024-2555
Sprague School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 67, 2023-24: 74, 2024-25: 550204060802022-23672023-24742024-2555

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236711.06.1
2023-247411.26.6
2024-255511.05.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Sprague School District scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWashingtonStudents tested
Reading and language arts40-59%53.4%27
Math0-50%41%16

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 33 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sprague Elementary336.151.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 22 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sprague High School223.931.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Sprague School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Sprague School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentSprague School District ranks 13 of 160 Washington districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($37,761).#13 of 160
  2. Every school district in WashingtonSprague School District is the number 296 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 67 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#296 of 323
  3. Mount Pleasant School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 68 students in fall 2022, $16,412 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,412
  4. Glenwood School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 64 students in fall 2022, $43,063 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$43,063
  5. Compare Sprague School District with Mount Pleasant School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sprague High School, its largest high school22 students in 2024-25, 3.9 per teacher.22
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Sprague School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Sprague School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 55 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sprague School District spend per student?
    $37,761 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Washington median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,921 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $35,730 per student, down 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sprague School District's money come from?
    $2,908,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 82.9% state, 8.8% local and 8.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sprague School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 33 of the 129 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Sprague School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sprague School District scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 0-50% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Sprague School District's NCES district ID?
    5308280. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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