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Seattle, Washington - 1 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Summit Public School: Sierra #45 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,260 per pupil, Summit Public School: Sierra ranks #149 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Summit Public School: Sierra operates 1 public schools serving 235 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 King County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,260 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 8.8% local, 76.5% state, and 14.7% 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 71/100, ranked #45 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), and 46.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.5% White, 27.1% African American, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Summit Public School: Sierra, enrolling 214 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Summit Public School: Sierra accounts for 91.1% of all Summit Public School: Sierra student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summit Public School: Sierra a distant remainder — means Summit Public School: Sierra-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.
Summit Public School: Sierra chronic absenteeism rate is 46.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Summit Public School: Sierra?
Summit Public School: Sierra has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 235 students.
How much does Summit Public School: Sierra spend per student?
Summit Public School: Sierra spends $17,260 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #45 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Summit Public School: Sierra?
Summit Public School: Sierra students are 42.5% White, 27.1% African American, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Summit Public School: Sierra?
Summit Public School: Sierra has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #45 out of 238 districts in Washington.