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Warden, Washington - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Warden School District #85 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,942 per pupil, Warden School District ranks #221 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$15,942
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Warden School District operates 3 public schools serving 902 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 Grant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,942 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 10.0% local, 68.2% state, and 21.8% 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 57/100, ranked #85 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 469.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% White, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Warden Elementary, with a diversity index of 35.9/100.
Its largest campus is Warden Elementary, enrolling 416 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Warden Elementary accounts for 44.6% of all Warden School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Warden 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.
Warden School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.4% 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.
Warden School District student-counselor ratio is 470:1 — 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.
Warden 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 Warden School District is typically wider than the Warden School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Warden School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 902 students.
How much does Warden School District spend per student?
Warden School District spends $15,942 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #85 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Warden School District?
Warden School District students are 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Warden School District?
Warden School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #85 out of 238 districts in Washington.