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Tenino, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Tenino School District #143 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,773 per pupil, Tenino School District ranks #230 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,287
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,773
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tenino School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,287 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Thurston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,773 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 20.4% local, 67.5% state, and 12.1% 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 44/100, ranked #143 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 362.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.0% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tenino Middle School, with a diversity index of 44.1/100.
Its largest campus is Tenino High School, enrolling 383 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Tenino High School accounts for 29.8% of all Tenino School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tenino 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.
Tenino 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.
Tenino School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.7% — 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 Tenino School District is typically wider than the Tenino School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Tenino School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,287 students.
How much does Tenino School District spend per student?
Tenino School District spends $15,773 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #143 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Tenino School District?
Tenino School District students are 77.0% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tenino School District?
Tenino School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #143 out of 238 districts in Washington.