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Wilbur, Washington - 2 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Wilbur School District #32 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,543 per pupil, Wilbur School District ranks #82 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
217
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,543
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wilbur School District operates 2 public schools serving 217 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,543 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 19.6% local, 72.2% state, and 8.2% 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 75/100, ranked #32 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.
and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.8% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wilbur Elementary School, enrolling 117 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Wilbur Elementary School accounts for 51.8% of all Wilbur School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wilbur School District a distant remainder — means Wilbur 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.
Wilbur School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Wilbur School District is typically wider than the Wilbur School District-aggregate figure suggests.