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Woodland, Washington - 7 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Woodland School District #158 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,701 per pupil, Woodland School District ranks #121 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,432
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$17,701
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Woodland School District operates 7 public schools serving 2,432 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 2 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 Cowlitz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,701 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 22.8% local, 66.7% state, and 10.5% 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 41/100, ranked #158 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 357.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodland Middle School, with a diversity index of 48.3/100.
Its largest campus is Woodland Middle School, enrolling 739 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lewis River Academy, at 43 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Woodland Middle School accounts for 30.4% of all Woodland School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Woodland 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.
Woodland School District school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Woodland School District school enrollment ranges from 43 students (lowest) to 739 students (highest), a spread of 696 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.
Woodland School District student-counselor ratio is 357:1 — 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.
Woodland School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Woodland School District has 7 schools, including 3 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,432 students.
How much does Woodland School District spend per student?
Woodland School District spends $17,701 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #158 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Woodland School District?
Woodland School District students are 73.7% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Woodland School District?
Woodland School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #158 out of 238 districts in Washington.