Other / mixed grade configuration · Wilson Creek, WA

Wilson Creek High

Federal NCES profile for Wilson Creek High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 78/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530990001675
0/100100/10078/100
👥 S:T ratio
67
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
96
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wilson Creek High earns 78/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Washington schools.

78
Resource Index · Higher
8.3:1
small classes for Washington
41.1%
free-lunch eligible
58
students enrolled

Wilson Creek High has class sizes smaller than 96% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

58

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.3:1

vs 17.6:1 Washington avg

-53% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

41.1%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

-9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Wilson Creek High compares with Washington and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Wilson Creek High

Wilson Creek High is a small combined-grade school in Wilson Creek, Washington, enrolling 58 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Wilson Creek High is leaner than roughly 96% of Washington schools and 53% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 41.1% lands close to the Washington typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 58 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 62 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #2, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 37/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 1.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Wilson Creek School District spends $28,198 per pupil, 45% above the Washington average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district, Wilson Creek School District, also runs Wilson Creek Elementary (60 students).

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 Wilson Creek High compares

Wilson Creek High on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.3:1 ▼ 53% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 41.1% ▼ 9% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 58 top 87% - -

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

8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
58
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
41.1%
free-lunch eligible - 9% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.3:1
students per teacher - 53% below state mean
Top 4% in Washington - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
1.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$28,198
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
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 75.9%
Hispanic or Latino 22.4%
Two or More 1.7%

Largest group: White at 75.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.3, Wilson Creek High is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wilson Creek School District, which includes Wilson Creek High.

$28,198
Per student
+45%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+70%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 9.3%
State 79.3%
Federal 11.4%

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.

How Wilson Creek High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wilson Creek Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wilson Creek High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wilson Creek School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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 Wilson Creek High'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 Wilson Creek High

How many students attend Wilson Creek High?

Wilson Creek High has 58 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wilson Creek, WA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Creek High?

The student-teacher ratio at Wilson Creek High is 8.3:1, which is 53% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 47% 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 Wilson Creek High?

41.1% of students at Wilson Creek High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wilson Creek High?

The largest demographic group at Wilson Creek High is White at 75.9% of enrollment, in Wilson Creek, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wilson Creek High?

Wilson Creek High has a Resource Investment Index of 78/100 (higher 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 Wilson Creek High a good school?

Wilson Creek High earns 78/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Wilson Creek School District?

Besides Wilson Creek High, Wilson Creek School District also operates Wilson Creek Elementary (60 students). See the Wilson Creek 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.

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