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Thorp, Washington - 1 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Thorp School District #21 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,690 per pupil, Thorp School District ranks #58 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Thorp School District operates 1 public schools serving 257 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Kittitas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,690 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 22.3% local, 66.7% state, and 11.0% 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 80/100, ranked #21 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.
a 247:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High, enrolling 247 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High accounts for 96.1% of all Thorp School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Thorp School District a distant remainder — means Thorp School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Thorp School District student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — 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.
Thorp School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.8% — 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.
Thorp School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 257 students.
How much does Thorp School District spend per student?
Thorp School District spends $21,690 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #21 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Thorp School District?
Thorp School District students are 78.5% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thorp School District?
Thorp School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #21 out of 238 districts in Washington.