Enrollment
12
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Stehekin, WA
Stehekin Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Stehekin Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 530843001428
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Stehekin Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Washington schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12:1
- small classes for Washington
- 12
- students enrolled
Stehekin Elementary has class sizes smaller than 89% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Stehekin School District · Washington
NCES ID 530843001428 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Stehekin Elementary compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at Stehekin Elementary
Stehekin Elementary is a small elementary school in Stehekin, Washington, enrolling 12 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12:1, Stehekin Elementary is leaner than roughly 89% of Washington schools and 32% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Washington schools, with 12 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Stehekin School District operates only this one school, so Stehekin Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 12 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Washington's single-school districts.
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 Stehekin Elementary compares
Stehekin Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12:1 | ▼ 32% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 12 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 11% in Washington - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,182
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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Stehekin Elementary is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stehekin School District, which includes Stehekin Elementary.
$17,182
Per student
-12%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.6%
State 96.4%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~12 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Stehekin Elementary
How many students attend Stehekin Elementary?
Stehekin Elementary has 12 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Stehekin, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stehekin Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Stehekin Elementary is 12:1, which is 32% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stehekin Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Stehekin Elementary is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Stehekin, WA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Stehekin Elementary?
Stehekin Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Stehekin Elementary a good school?
Stehekin Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Washington schools. 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 Stehekin School District?
None reported; Stehekin School District operates only Stehekin Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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