Enrollment
22
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Tonasket, WA
Tonasket Choice High School
Federal NCES profile for Tonasket Choice High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 16/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 530894003709
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tonasket Choice High School earns 16/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- 16
- Resource Index · Lower
- 86.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 22
- students enrolled
School address
District: Tonasket School District · Washington
NCES ID 530894003709 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
86.4%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
+92% vs state
What stands out at Tonasket Choice High School
Tonasket Choice High School is a high-poverty, small high school in Tonasket, Washington, enrolling 22 students.
Economic need is high: 86.4% of students qualify for free meals, 92% above the Washington average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Washington schools, with 22 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 97% 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 (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (36%) (diversity index 46/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 20.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Tonasket School District also operates Tonasket Elementary School (476 students) and Tonasket High School (280 students) alongside Tonasket Choice High 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 Tonasket Choice High School compares
Tonasket Choice High 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 | 86.4% | ▲ 92% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 22 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
86.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 92% 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.
Engagement
36.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,223
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 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, Tonasket Choice High School is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tonasket School District, which includes Tonasket Choice High School.
$16,223
Per student
-17%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 9.7%
State 70.2%
Federal 20.1%
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 Tonasket Choice High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonasket Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Tonasket High School | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Tonasket Middle School | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Tonasket Outreach School | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Tonasket Choice High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 476
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 280
- Students per teacher
- 11.2:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 221
- Students per teacher
- 15.8:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
- Enrollment
- 105
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 58/100
Similar high 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
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Frequently asked questions about Tonasket Choice High School
How many students attend Tonasket Choice High School?
Tonasket Choice High School has 22 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tonasket, WA.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tonasket Choice High School?
86.4% of students at Tonasket Choice High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tonasket Choice High School?
The largest demographic group at Tonasket Choice High School is White at 63.6% of enrollment, in Tonasket, WA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tonasket Choice High School?
Tonasket Choice High School has a Resource Investment Index of 16/100 (lower 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 Tonasket Choice High School a good school?
Tonasket Choice High School earns 16/100 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 Tonasket School District?
Besides Tonasket Choice High School, Tonasket School District also operates Tonasket Elementary School (476 students), Tonasket High School (280 students), and Tonasket Middle School (221 students). See the Tonasket School District district page for the complete list.
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