Other / mixed grade configuration · Port Angeles, WA

Special Education

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530682003096
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🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Special Education earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.

#5 of 5
schools in Port Angeles · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
33.3%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Special Education ranks #5 of 5 schools in Port Angeles, WA.

Enrollment

14

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

33.3%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

-26% vs state

What stands out at Special Education

Special Education is a small combined-grade school in Port Angeles, Washington, enrolling 14 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 33.3% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Washington schools, with 14 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 23 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #8.

Its student body is led by White (64%) and Two or More (14%) (diversity index 55/100).

Its district draws 18.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Port Angeles's public schools, it stands alongside Roosevelt Elementary School (420 students): Special Education is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Port Angeles School District also operates Port Angeles High School (974 students) and Stevens Middle School (461 students) alongside Special Education.

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 Special Education compares

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

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 33.3% ▼ 26% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 95% - -

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

14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
33.3%
free-lunch eligible - 26% 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
$16,979
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 64.3%
Two or More 14.3%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Asian 7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7.1%

Largest group: White at 64.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.1, Special Education is about as mixed as the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Port Angeles School District, which includes Special Education.

$16,979
Per student
-13%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.5%
State 56.5%
Federal 18.9%

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 Special Education Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Port Angeles High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Stevens Middle School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Roosevelt Elementary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Dry Creek Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Hamilton Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

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

Other Schools in This District

Port Angeles School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Port Angeles

4 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 Special Education'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 Special Education

How many students attend Special Education?

Special Education has 14 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Port Angeles, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Special Education?

33.3% of students at Special Education are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Special Education?

The largest demographic group at Special Education is White at 64.3% of enrollment, in Port Angeles, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Special Education?

Special Education 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 Special Education rank among schools in Port Angeles?

By Resource Investment Index, Special Education ranks #5 of 5 schools in Port Angeles, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Port Angeles on the city page.

Is Special Education a good school?

Special Education earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington. 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 Port Angeles School District?

Besides Special Education, Port Angeles School District also operates Port Angeles High School (974 students), Stevens Middle School (461 students), and Roosevelt Elementary School (420 students). See the Port Angeles 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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