Other / mixed grade configuration · Spokane, WA

Bryant Center

Federal NCES profile for Bryant Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530825002764
0/100100/10035/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bryant Center earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Washington schools.

#40 of 48
schools in Spokane · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
27.7%
free-lunch eligible
330
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Bryant Center ranks #40 of 48 schools in Spokane, WA.

Enrollment

330

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

27.7%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

-38% vs state

What stands out at Bryant Center

Bryant Center is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Spokane, Washington, enrolling 330 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 27.7% of students eligible for free meals.

With 330 students, its enrollment sits close to the Washington median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,394 scored Washington schools.

Among 325 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #289, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 660 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Its district draws 17.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Spokane's public schools, it stands alongside North Central High School (1,647 students): Bryant Center is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Spokane School District also operates Lewis & Clark High School (1,673 students) and North Central High School (1,647 students) alongside Bryant Center.

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 Bryant Center compares

Bryant Center on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 27.7% ▼ 38% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 330 top 59% - -

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

330
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.7%
free-lunch eligible - 38% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$17,305
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $19,487
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 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 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.2%
Two or More 5.8%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.1, Bryant Center is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Spokane School District, which includes Bryant Center.

$17,305
Per student
-11%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.2%
State 60.3%
Federal 17.5%

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 Bryant Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lewis & Clark High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
North Central High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Ferris High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Rogers High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Shadle Park High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Bryant Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Spokane School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Spokane

6 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 Bryant Center'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 Bryant Center

How many students attend Bryant Center?

Bryant Center has 330 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Spokane, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bryant Center?

27.7% of students at Bryant Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bryant Center?

The largest demographic group at Bryant Center is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Spokane, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bryant Center?

Bryant Center has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. 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 Bryant Center rank among schools in Spokane?

By Resource Investment Index, Bryant Center ranks #40 of 48 schools in Spokane, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Spokane on the city page.

Is Bryant Center a good school?

Bryant Center earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Washington schools. 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 Spokane School District?

Besides Bryant Center, Spokane School District also operates Lewis & Clark High School (1,673 students), North Central High School (1,647 students), and Ferris High School (1,644 students). See the Spokane 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.