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Tonasket, Washington - 5 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Tonasket School District #34 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,223 per pupil, Tonasket School District ranks #205 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,166
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,223
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tonasket School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,166 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high, 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 Okanogan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,223 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 9.7% local, 70.2% state, and 20.1% 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 74/100, ranked #34 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 325.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.9% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tonasket High School, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Tonasket Elementary School, enrolling 476 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tonasket Choice High School, at 22 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tonasket Elementary School accounts for 40.8% of all Tonasket School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tonasket 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.
Tonasket School District school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Tonasket School District school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 476 students (highest), a spread of 454 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tonasket School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Tonasket School District student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Tonasket School District is typically wider than the Tonasket School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Tonasket School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Tonasket School District is typically wider than the Tonasket School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Tonasket School District has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,166 students.
How much does Tonasket School District spend per student?
Tonasket School District spends $16,223 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #34 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Tonasket School District?
Tonasket School District students are 60.9% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tonasket School District?
Tonasket School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #34 out of 238 districts in Washington.