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Wellpinit, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Wellpinit School District #49 #37 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,961 per pupil, Wellpinit School District #49 ranks #20 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
389
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$31,961
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wellpinit School District #49 operates 4 public schools serving 389 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary, 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 Stevens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,961 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.2% local, 54.2% state, and 40.6% 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 74/100, ranked #37 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.
a 108:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 13.1% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wellpinit Open Doors High School, with a diversity index of 73.6/100.
Its largest campus is Wellpinit Elementary School, enrolling 136 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Wellpinit Elementary School accounts for 32.8% of all Wellpinit School District #49 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wellpinit School District #49-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.
Wellpinit School District #49 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.5% 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.
Wellpinit School District #49 student-counselor ratio is 108:1 — 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.
Wellpinit School District #49 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.7% — 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 Wellpinit School District #49 is typically wider than the Wellpinit School District #49-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Wellpinit School District #49's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Wellpinit School District #49?
Wellpinit School District #49 has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 389 students.
How much does Wellpinit School District #49 spend per student?
Wellpinit School District #49 spends $31,961 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Wellpinit School District #49?
Wellpinit School District #49 students are 13.1% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wellpinit School District #49?
Wellpinit School District #49 has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 out of 238 districts in Washington.