Starbuck School District operates 2 public schools serving 185 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 765 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Columbia County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $205,800 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 1.7% local, 93.8% state, and 4.6% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
a 748:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 57.9% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools.
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Washington accounts for 97.8% of all Starbuck School District student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Starbuck School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Starbuck School District student-counselor ratio is 748:1 — 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.
Starbuck School District has 2 schools, including 1 other, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 185 students.
How much does Starbuck School District spend per student?
Starbuck School District spends $205,800 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Starbuck School District?
Starbuck School District students are 57.9% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.