Elementary school (grades K-5) · Selah, WA

Selah Homelink

Federal NCES profile for Selah Homelink, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 530777003348
0/100100/10070/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Selah Homelink earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 3
elementary schools in Selah · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
44.4%
free-lunch eligible
33
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Selah Homelink ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Selah, WA.

School address

Enrollment

33

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

44.4%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

-1% vs state

What stands out at Selah Homelink

Selah Homelink is a small elementary school in Selah, Washington, enrolling 33 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 44.4% lands close to the Washington typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Washington schools, with 33 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 45 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #4, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (36%) (diversity index 46/100).

The surrounding Selah School District spends $15,062 per pupil, 23% below the Washington average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Selah's elementary schools, it stands alongside Selah Intermediate School (806 students): Selah Homelink is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Selah School District also operates Selah High School (1,159 students) and Selah Middle School (871 students) alongside Selah Homelink.

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 Selah Homelink compares

Selah Homelink on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 44.4% ▼ 1% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 33 top 92% - -

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

33
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
44.4%
free-lunch eligible - 1% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$15,062
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $19,487
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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 63.6%
Hispanic or Latino 36.4%

Largest group: White at 63.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.3, Selah Homelink is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Selah School District, which includes Selah Homelink.

$15,062
Per student
-23%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 13.7%
State 74.4%
Federal 11.8%

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 Selah Homelink Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Selah High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Selah Middle School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Selah Intermediate School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
John Campbell Primary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Robert Lince Early Learning Center Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

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

Other Schools in This District

Selah School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Selah

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary 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 Selah Homelink'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 Selah Homelink

How many students attend Selah Homelink?

Selah Homelink has 33 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Selah, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Selah Homelink?

44.4% of students at Selah Homelink are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Selah Homelink?

The largest demographic group at Selah Homelink is White at 63.6% of enrollment, in Selah, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Selah Homelink?

Selah Homelink has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher 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 Selah Homelink rank among elementary schools in Selah?

By Resource Investment Index, Selah Homelink ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Selah, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Selah on the city page.

Is Selah Homelink a good school?

Selah Homelink earns 70/100 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 Selah School District?

Besides Selah Homelink, Selah School District also operates Selah High School (1,159 students), Selah Middle School (871 students), and Selah Intermediate School (806 students). See the Selah 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.

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