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Valley, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Valley School District #167 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,036 per pupil, Valley School District ranks #309 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,079
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,036
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,079 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Stevens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,036 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.8% local, 86.7% state, and 4.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #167 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.
a 556.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Columbia Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 64.1/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia Virtual Academy, enrolling 863 students (79% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Paideia High School, at 23 students, a 38x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Columbia Virtual Academy accounts for 78.5% of all Valley School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valley School District a distant remainder — means Valley School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Valley School District school enrollment varies 38× across entities
Valley School District school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 863 students (highest), a spread of 840 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Valley School District student-counselor ratio is 557:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Valley School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.3% — 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 Valley School District is typically wider than the Valley School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Valley School District has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,079 students.
How much does Valley School District spend per student?
Valley School District spends $10,036 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #167 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Valley School District?
Valley School District students are 83.3% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.6% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley School District?
Valley School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #167 out of 238 districts in Washington.