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Trout Lake, Washington - 2 schools
At $19,667 per pupil, Trout Lake School District ranks #80 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
199
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,667
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trout Lake School District operates 2 public schools serving 199 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Klickitat County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,667 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 14.5% local, 72.0% state, and 13.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 130:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.6% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Trout Lake School, enrolling 130 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Trout Lake School accounts for 62.2% of all Trout Lake School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Trout Lake School District a distant remainder — means Trout Lake 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.
Trout Lake School District student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Trout Lake School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — 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 Trout Lake School District is typically wider than the Trout Lake School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Trout Lake School District?
Trout Lake School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 199 students.
How much does Trout Lake School District spend per student?
Trout Lake School District spends $19,667 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Trout Lake School District?
Trout Lake School District students are 84.6% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.