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Sumner, Washington - 15 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Sumner-Bonney Lake School District #236 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,043 per pupil, Sumner-Bonney Lake School District ranks #294 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,414
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$14,043
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District operates 15 public schools serving 10,414 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary 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 Pierce County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,043 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.6% local, 60.4% state, and 6.0% 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 10/100, ranked #236 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 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 414:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.5% White, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Daffodil Valley Elementary, with a diversity index of 65.9/100.
Its largest campus is Sumner High School, enrolling 1,857 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sumner Special Services, at 35 students, a 53x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sumner High School accounts for 17.3% of all Sumner-Bonney Lake School District student enrollment
That concentration means Sumner-Bonney Lake 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.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District school enrollment varies 53× across entities
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,857 students (highest), a spread of 1,822 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.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — 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.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Sumner-Bonney Lake School District is typically wider than the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sumner-Bonney Lake 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 Sumner-Bonney Lake School District?
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District has 15 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 9 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,414 students.
How much does Sumner-Bonney Lake School District spend per student?
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District spends $14,043 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #236 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Sumner-Bonney Lake School District?
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District students are 60.5% White, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian, 2.2% African American, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sumner-Bonney Lake School District?
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #236 out of 238 districts in Washington.