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Sultan, Washington - 8 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Sultan School District #149 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,937 per pupil, Sultan School District ranks #170 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,074
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$16,937
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sultan School District operates 8 public schools serving 2,074 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Snohomish County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,937 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.3% local, 73.2% state, and 10.5% 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 42/100, ranked #149 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 363:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% White, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sultan Elementary School, with a diversity index of 59.3/100.
Its largest campus is Sultan Elementary School, enrolling 676 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Open Doors Youth Reengagement, at 11 students, a 61x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sultan Elementary School accounts for 31.6% of all Sultan School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sultan 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.
Sultan School District school enrollment varies 61× across entities
Sultan School District school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 676 students (highest), a spread of 665 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sultan School District student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
Sultan School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Sultan School District has 8 schools, including 2 elementary, 3 high, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,074 students.
How much does Sultan School District spend per student?
Sultan School District spends $16,937 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #149 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Sultan School District?
Sultan School District students are 67.5% White, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 1.9% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sultan School District?
Sultan School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #149 out of 238 districts in Washington.