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Stevenson, Washington - 5 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Stevenson-Carson School District #56 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,949 per pupil, Stevenson-Carson School District ranks #96 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Stevenson-Carson School District operates 5 public schools serving 843 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Skamania County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,949 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 18.9% local, 59.0% state, and 22.2% 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 66/100, ranked #56 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 212.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.3% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stevenson High School, with a diversity index of 38.9/100.
Its largest campus is Stevenson High School, enrolling 271 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Preschool, at 8 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Stevenson High School accounts for 32.1% of all Stevenson-Carson School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Stevenson-Carson 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.
Stevenson-Carson School District school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Stevenson-Carson School District school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 271 students (highest), a spread of 263 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Stevenson-Carson School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.3% 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.
Stevenson-Carson School District student-counselor ratio is 213:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Stevenson-Carson School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — 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 Stevenson-Carson School District is typically wider than the Stevenson-Carson School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Stevenson-Carson 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 Stevenson-Carson School District?
Stevenson-Carson School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 843 students.
How much does Stevenson-Carson School District spend per student?
Stevenson-Carson School District spends $18,949 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #56 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Stevenson-Carson School District?
Stevenson-Carson School District students are 77.3% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stevenson-Carson School District?
Stevenson-Carson School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #56 out of 238 districts in Washington.