Other / mixed grade configuration · Tumwater, WA

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E

Federal NCES profile for Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530910002380
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.

#4 of 5
schools in Tumwater · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
30.0%
free-lunch eligible
5
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E ranks #4 of 5 schools in Tumwater, WA.

Enrollment

5

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

30.0%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

-33% vs state

What stands out at Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E is a small combined-grade school in Tumwater, Washington, enrolling 5 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 30.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Washington schools, with 5 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 led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (40%) (diversity index 48/100).

The surrounding Tumwater School District spends $15,498 per pupil, 20% below the Washington average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Tumwater's public schools, it stands alongside Peter G Schmidt Elementary (606 students): Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Tumwater School District also operates Tumwater High School (1,117 students) and George Bush Middle School (762 students) alongside Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E.

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 Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E compares

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 30.0% ▼ 33% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 5 top 98% - -

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

5
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
30.0%
free-lunch eligible - 33% 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
$15,498
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 60.0%
Hispanic or Latino 40.0%

Largest group: White at 60.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.0, Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tumwater School District, which includes Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E.

$15,498
Per student
-20%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.6%
State 62.2%
Federal 8.2%

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 Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tumwater High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
George Bush Middle School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
A G West Black Hills High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Tumwater Middle School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Peter G Schmidt Elementary Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tumwater School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Tumwater

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 Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E'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 Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E

How many students attend Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E?

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E has 5 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tumwater, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E?

30.0% of students at Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E?

The largest demographic group at Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E is White at 60.0% of enrollment, in Tumwater, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E?

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E 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 Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E rank among schools in Tumwater?

By Resource Investment Index, Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E ranks #4 of 5 schools in Tumwater, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Tumwater on the city page.

Is Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E a good school?

Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E 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 Tumwater School District?

Besides Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E, Tumwater School District also operates Tumwater High School (1,117 students), George Bush Middle School (762 students), and A G West Black Hills High School (753 students). See the Tumwater 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.