Other / mixed grade configuration · Spokane, WA

Structural Alt Confinement School

Federal NCES profile for Structural Alt Confinement School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530001002929
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Structural Alt Confinement School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.

#43 of 48
schools in Spokane · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
75.0%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Structural Alt Confinement School ranks #43 of 48 schools in Spokane, WA.

Enrollment

14

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

75.0%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

+67% vs state

What stands out at Structural Alt Confinement School

Structural Alt Confinement School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Spokane, Washington, enrolling 14 students.

Economic need is high: 75.0% of students qualify for free meals, 67% above the Washington average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

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.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).

Its district draws 22.2% 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): Structural Alt Confinement School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Educational Service District 101 also operates Newesd 101 Open Doors (127 students) and Spokane Juvenile Detention School (19 students) alongside Structural Alt Confinement School.

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 Structural Alt Confinement School compares

Structural Alt Confinement School on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 75.0% ▲ 67% 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
75.0%
free-lunch eligible - 67% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
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 92.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7.1%

Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Structural Alt Confinement School is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

How Structural Alt Confinement School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Newesd 101 Open Doors Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Spokane Juvenile Detention School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Martin Hall Detention Ctr Smaller Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Structural Alt Confinement School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Educational Service District 101 · 3 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 Structural Alt Confinement School'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 Structural Alt Confinement School

How many students attend Structural Alt Confinement School?

Structural Alt Confinement School has 14 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Spokane, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Structural Alt Confinement School?

75.0% of students at Structural Alt Confinement School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Structural Alt Confinement School?

The largest demographic group at Structural Alt Confinement School is White at 92.9% of enrollment, in Spokane, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Structural Alt Confinement School?

Structural Alt Confinement School 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 Structural Alt Confinement School rank among schools in Spokane?

By Resource Investment Index, Structural Alt Confinement School ranks #43 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 Structural Alt Confinement School a good school?

Structural Alt Confinement School 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 Educational Service District 101?

Besides Structural Alt Confinement School, Educational Service District 101 also operates Newesd 101 Open Doors (127 students), Spokane Juvenile Detention School (19 students), and Martin Hall Detention Ctr (8 students). See the Educational Service District 101 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

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