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White Salmon, Washington - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks White Salmon Valley School District #186 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,306 per pupil, White Salmon Valley School District ranks #202 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,114
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,306
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
White Salmon Valley School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,114 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 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 Klickitat County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,306 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 24.2% local, 62.9% state, and 12.9% 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 33/100, ranked #186 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 361:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.0% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is White Salmon Academy, with a diversity index of 59.9/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia High School, enrolling 361 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is White Salmon Academy, at 35 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Columbia High School accounts for 32.4% of all White Salmon Valley School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means White Salmon Valley 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.
White Salmon Valley School District school enrollment varies 10× across entities
White Salmon Valley School District school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 361 students (highest), a spread of 326 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
White Salmon Valley School District student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — 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.
White Salmon Valley School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 White Salmon Valley School District is typically wider than the White Salmon Valley School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to White Salmon Valley School District'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 White Salmon Valley School District?
White Salmon Valley School District has 5 schools, including 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,114 students.
How much does White Salmon Valley School District spend per student?
White Salmon Valley School District spends $16,306 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #186 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of White Salmon Valley School District?
White Salmon Valley School District students are 59.0% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for White Salmon Valley School District?
White Salmon Valley School District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #186 out of 238 districts in Washington.