Other / mixed grade configuration · Bainbridge Island, WA

Bainbridge Special Education Services

Federal NCES profile for Bainbridge Special Education Services, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530033003113
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bainbridge Special Education Services earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#3 of 3
schools in Bainbridge Island · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
13.8%
free-lunch eligible
27
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Bainbridge Special Education Services ranks #3 of 3 schools in Bainbridge Island, WA.

Enrollment

27

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

13.8%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

-69% vs state

What stands out at Bainbridge Special Education Services

Bainbridge Special Education Services is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Bainbridge Island, Washington, enrolling 27 students.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 13.8% free-meal eligibility runs 69% below the Washington average.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Washington schools, with 27 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Against 21 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #13.

Its student body is led by White (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 55/100).

Among Bainbridge Island's public schools, it stands alongside Capt Johnston Blakely Elem Sch (356 students): Bainbridge Special Education Services is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Bainbridge Island School District also operates Bainbridge High School (1,208 students) and Woodward Middle School (479 students) alongside Bainbridge Special Education Services.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Bainbridge Special Education Services compares

Bainbridge Special Education Services on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 13.8% ▼ 69% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 27 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

27
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
13.8%
free-lunch eligible - 69% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$16,223
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $19,487
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 63.0%
Hispanic or Latino 14.8%
Two or More 14.8%
Asian 7.4%

Largest group: White at 63.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.4, Bainbridge Special Education Services is more mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bainbridge Island School District, which includes Bainbridge Special Education Services.

$16,223
Per student
-17%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 36.2%
State 56.5%
Federal 7.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Bainbridge Special Education Services Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bainbridge High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Woodward Middle School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Sonoji Sakai Intermediate Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Capt Johnston Blakely Elem Sch Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Capt. Charles Wilkes Elem School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Bainbridge Special Education Services's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bainbridge Island School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Bainbridge Island

2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Bainbridge Special Education Services's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bainbridge Special Education Services

How many students attend Bainbridge Special Education Services?

Bainbridge Special Education Services has 27 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Bainbridge Island, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bainbridge Special Education Services?

13.8% of students at Bainbridge Special Education Services are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bainbridge Special Education Services?

The largest demographic group at Bainbridge Special Education Services is White at 63.0% of enrollment, in Bainbridge Island, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bainbridge Special Education Services?

Bainbridge Special Education Services has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Bainbridge Special Education Services rank among schools in Bainbridge Island?

By Resource Investment Index, Bainbridge Special Education Services ranks #3 of 3 schools in Bainbridge Island, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Bainbridge Island on the city page.

Is Bainbridge Special Education Services a good school?

Bainbridge Special Education Services earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bainbridge Island School District?

Besides Bainbridge Special Education Services, Bainbridge Island School District also operates Bainbridge High School (1,208 students), Woodward Middle School (479 students), and Sonoji Sakai Intermediate (456 students). See the Bainbridge Island School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.