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Waterville, Washington - 2 schools
An equity score of 87/100 ranks Waterville School District #7 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,640 per pupil, Waterville School District ranks #49 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
232
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$22,640
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waterville School District operates 2 public schools serving 232 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Douglas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,640 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 15.7% local, 67.0% state, and 17.3% 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 87/100, ranked #7 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 128:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.5% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Waterville Elementary, enrolling 129 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Waterville Elementary accounts for 50.4% of all Waterville School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Waterville School District a distant remainder — means Waterville 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.
Waterville School District student-counselor ratio is 128:1 — 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.
Waterville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Waterville School District is typically wider than the Waterville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Waterville School District?
Waterville School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 232 students.
How much does Waterville School District spend per student?
Waterville School District spends $22,640 per student. The district has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #7 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Waterville School District?
Waterville School District students are 73.5% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waterville School District?
Waterville School District has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #7 out of 238 districts in Washington.