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Tumwater, Washington - 15 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks Tumwater School District #232 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,498 per pupil, Tumwater School District ranks #247 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,461
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$15,498
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tumwater School District operates 15 public schools serving 6,461 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 high, 3 elementary, 2 middle 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 Thurston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,498 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 29.6% local, 62.2% state, and 8.2% 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 16/100, ranked #232 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 3 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 392.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.4% White, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tumwater Hill Elementary, with a diversity index of 64.3/100.
Its largest campus is Tumwater High School, enrolling 1,117 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E, at 5 students, a 223x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tumwater High School accounts for 17.3% of all Tumwater School District student enrollment
That concentration means Tumwater 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.
Tumwater School District school enrollment varies 223× across entities
Tumwater School District school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 1,117 students (highest), a spread of 1,112 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tumwater School District student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — 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.
Tumwater School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — 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 Tumwater School District is typically wider than the Tumwater School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Tumwater School District has 15 schools, including 4 high, 2 middle, 6 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,461 students.
How much does Tumwater School District spend per student?
Tumwater School District spends $15,498 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #232 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Tumwater School District?
Tumwater School District students are 64.4% White, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, 2.2% African American, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tumwater School District?
Tumwater School District has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #232 out of 238 districts in Washington.