Enrollment
251
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Touchet, WA
Touchet Elem & High School
Federal NCES profile for Touchet Elem & High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530900001536
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Touchet Elem & High School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Washington schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.6:1
- small classes for Washington
- 38.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 251
- students enrolled
Touchet Elem & High School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Touchet School District · Washington
NCES ID 530900001536 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.6:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-28% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
38.2%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Touchet Elem & High School compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at Touchet Elem & High School
Touchet Elem & High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Touchet, Washington, enrolling 251 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12.6:1, Touchet Elem & High School is leaner than roughly 86% of Washington schools and 28% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 38.2% lands close to the Washington typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 251 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 216 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #19, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (53%) and Hispanic or Latino (45%) (diversity index 52/100).
13.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Touchet School District operates only this one school, so Touchet Elem & High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Touchet Elem & High School compares
Touchet Elem & High School on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.6:1 | ▼ 28% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 38.2% | ▼ 15% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 251 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
251
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
38.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher
- 28% below state mean
Top 14% in Washington - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$22,340
per pupil, district-wide
- above Washington avg of $19,487
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 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 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 44.8%
Two or More 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: White at 52.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 52.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 52.0, Touchet Elem & High School is about as mixed as the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Touchet School District, which includes Touchet Elem & High School.
$22,340
Per student
+15%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.2%
State 68.1%
Federal 6.7%
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 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.
Similar enrollment (~251 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Touchet Elem & High School
How many students attend Touchet Elem & High School?
Touchet Elem & High School has 251 students enrolled. It is a public school in Touchet, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Touchet Elem & High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Touchet Elem & High School is 12.6:1, which is 28% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Touchet Elem & High School?
38.2% of students at Touchet Elem & High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Touchet Elem & High School?
The largest demographic group at Touchet Elem & High School is White at 52.8% of enrollment, in Touchet, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Touchet Elem & High School?
Touchet Elem & High School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Touchet Elem & High School a good school?
Touchet Elem & High School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Washington schools. 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 Touchet School District?
None reported; Touchet School District operates only Touchet Elem & High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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