How equitable is school funding in Washington?

The average funding equity score for Washington school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

Washington · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Washington

239 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Inchelium School District ranks first in Washington for funding equity at 99/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

99/100
top score (Inchelium School District): $29,980
per-pupil spending in the top district: 49
districts scoring 70 or higher: 42
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Inchelium School District	201	$29,980	81.8%	3.5%	99
2	Cape Flattery School District	479	$26,871	76.7%	7.0%	96
3	Mount Adams School District	889	$23,535	98.8%	3.2%	90
4	Mabton School District	771	$20,206	88.9%	7.2%	89
5	Pateros School District	269	$21,617	62.0%	13.7%	89
6	Raymond School District	483	$20,538	68.3%	9.2%	88
7	Pe Ell School District	271	$21,734	55.7%	11.7%	88
8	Wapato School District	3,195	$19,515	86.6%	4.7%	87
9	South Bend School District	576	$21,278	58.6%	9.3%	86
10	Waterville School District	232	$23,931	43.2%	15.7%	86
11	Oakville School District	341	$19,607	53.4%	7.4%	85
12	Prescott School District	261	$28,226	57.0%	20.6%	85
13	Lind School District	219	$27,900	66.2%	19.6%	85
14	La Conner School District	536	$28,416	52.8%	20.1%	84
15	Concrete School District	495	$23,624	42.1%	15.2%	83
16	Summit Public School: Sierra	235	$21,170	29.4%	8.8%	83
17	Oroville School District	530	$19,615	72.0%	13.3%	82
18	Selkirk School District	263	$21,388	57.6%	19.6%	82
19	Burlington-Edison School District	3,351	$20,773	56.3%	17.8%	81
20	Curlew School District	249	$20,177	46.5%	5.6%	81
21	Soap Lake School District	515	$20,010	87.4%	6.6%	80
22	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District	316	$20,465	47.2%	9.3%	80
23	Bridgeport School District	776	$17,545	96.7%	6.4%	79
24	Willapa Valley School District	344	$21,619	33.5%	14.4%	79
25	Thorp School District	257	$22,023	45.9%	22.3%	78
26	Wilbur School District	217	$21,751	35.3%	19.6%	78
27	Mount Baker School District	1,692	$20,586	48.9%	19.3%	77
28	Northport School District	283	$18,495	48.7%	9.3%	77
29	Touchet School District	204	$24,123	38.2%	25.2%	77
30	Darrington School District	446	$19,879	42.9%	11.7%	76
31	Rainier Prep Charter School District	330	$18,821	60.6%	12.8%	76
32	Sunnyside School District	6,369	$17,915	75.5%	5.0%	75
33	Aberdeen School District	3,304	$18,045	72.0%	12.6%	75
34	Granger School District	1,501	$18,145	83.1%	5.7%	74
35	North Beach School District No. 64	689	$20,000	68.2%	23.4%	74
36	Manson School District	615	$20,260	56.2%	18.6%	74
37	Wellpinit School District #49	389	$33,296	80.5%	5.2%	74
38	Yakima School District	15,553	$18,941	77.0%	9.1%	73
39	Toppenish School District	4,246	$18,015	84.8%	7.4%	73
40	Wahluke School District	2,536	$19,002	84.4%	6.1%	73
41	Hood Canal School District	346	$21,882	75.4%	28.3%	73
42	Odessa School District	236	$20,847	33.6%	19.3%	73
43	Morton School District	459	$18,852	54.0%	16.5%	72
44	Republic School District	378	$18,505	59.6%	9.3%	72
45	Clover Park School District	12,566	$19,263	55.9%	13.7%	71
46	Bremerton School District	4,383	$20,969	56.2%	21.2%	71
47	Grand Coulee Dam School District	771	$17,568	79.4%	11.8%	71
48	Pride Prep Charter School District	504	$17,093	49.4%	1.0%	71
49	Wahkiakum School District	431	$18,666	54.5%	15.1%	70
50	Lake Chelan School District	1,335	$18,822	58.2%	20.8%	69
51	Tonasket School District	1,166	$16,637	83.8%	9.7%	69
52	Dayton School District	393	$19,595	44.8%	21.8%	69
53	Centralia School District	3,440	$17,631	72.4%	15.4%	68
54	Mukilteo School District	15,131	$20,374	49.1%	24.4%	67
55	Impact \| Commencement Bay Elementary	326	$16,509	50.9%	4.9%	67
56	Walla Walla Public Schools	5,599	$17,029	65.7%	11.6%	66
57	Hoquiam School District	1,640	$18,188	69.6%	15.7%	66
58	Kiona-Benton City School District	1,372	$17,704	80.8%	10.0%	66
59	Spokane School District	28,714	$18,334	56.3%	22.2%	65
60	Franklin Pierce School District	7,425	$19,065	59.4%	22.0%	65
61	Prosser School District	2,414	$18,483	76.8%	13.5%	65
62	Pioneer School District	759	$19,599	63.1%	34.2%	65
63	Pomeroy School District	351	$19,328	45.3%	22.2%	65
64	Tukwila School District	2,715	$22,639	72.2%	28.9%	64
65	Lyle School District	212	$22,024	72.8%	35.4%	64
66	Union Gap School District	577	$16,984	86.3%	18.2%	63
67	Quillayute Valley School District	2,473	$18,540	56.5%	4.6%	62
68	Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary	342	$16,023	52.9%	0.3%	62
69	Moses Lake School District	8,686	$17,536	63.0%	12.8%	61
70	Ferndale School District	4,651	$18,722	52.3%	22.3%	61
71	Warden School District	902	$17,642	86.4%	10.0%	61
72	Ocosta School District	582	$20,923	60.6%	35.3%	61
73	Seattle School District No. 1	51,238	$21,806	32.4%	40.0%	60
74	Pasco School District	18,515	$17,151	68.3%	12.0%	60
75	Auburn School District	17,857	$18,620	52.9%	22.4%	60
76	Shelton School District	4,540	$17,578	60.1%	19.7%	60
77	Elma School District	1,708	$16,041	76.9%	13.4%	60
78	Okanogan School District	1,065	$18,338	77.1%	11.3%	60
79	Impact \| Puget Sound Elementary	596	$15,587	54.2%	0.2%	60
80	Entiat School District	337	$20,018	62.3%	20.8%	60
81	Evergreen School District (Clark)	22,591	$17,902	48.7%	19.4%	59
82	Stevenson-Carson School District	843	$18,577	52.3%	18.9%	59
83	Waitsburg School District	300	$18,307	45.2%	16.7%	59
84	North Franklin School District	2,037	$17,771	69.1%	9.9%	58
85	Royal School District	1,763	$16,834	72.4%	8.6%	58
86	Highland School District	1,094	$17,399	75.7%	13.9%	58
87	White Pass School District	347	$21,020	53.2%	31.9%	58
88	Mount Vernon School District	6,545	$20,204	55.6%	19.8%	57
89	Grandview School District	3,618	$17,212	90.0%	9.3%	57
90	Chimacum School District	717	$20,895	51.5%	25.3%	57
91	Cusick School District	356	$17,989	70.7%	9.0%	57
92	Lopez School District	228	$29,728	35.9%	30.5%	57
93	Wenatchee School District	7,347	$16,994	52.5%	14.7%	56
94	Chewelah School District	789	$17,379	61.7%	11.9%	56
95	Kent School District	25,586	$19,199	48.6%	25.5%	55
96	South Kitsap School District	9,196	$18,543	37.7%	19.4%	55
97	Port Angeles School District	3,534	$17,775	57.0%	24.5%	55
98	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	734	$19,710	48.3%	27.7%	55
99	Davenport School District	615	$18,572	35.5%	22.0%	55
100	Federal Way School District	21,606	$17,898	64.4%	16.9%	54
101	Marysville School District	10,196	$18,709	51.1%	22.4%	54
102	Colville School District	1,685	$15,840	56.0%	8.3%	54
103	Methow Valley School District	756	$18,361	30.0%	24.9%	54
104	Tacoma School District	28,311	$19,679	48.4%	30.2%	53
105	Highline School District	18,048	$20,594	57.6%	29.7%	53
106	Quincy School District	3,083	$19,223	72.6%	25.0%	53
107	Rochester School District	2,150	$18,440	50.4%	12.6%	53
108	Blaine School District	2,081	$19,968	38.3%	25.2%	53
109	Coupeville School District	1,055	$17,670	35.2%	24.7%	53
110	Brewster School District	1,012	$16,398	80.5%	8.0%	53
111	Winlock School District	858	$15,980	68.8%	12.0%	53
112	Kittitas School District	613	$17,788	49.3%	27.5%	53
113	Summit Public School: Atlas	458	$17,974	33.6%	6.9%	53
114	Kelso School District	4,940	$16,984	59.7%	14.1%	52
115	Oak Harbor School District	5,730	$18,813	32.1%	18.0%	51
116	Vancouver School District	22,003	$17,999	52.7%	22.9%	50
117	Renton School District	15,230	$19,241	45.1%	33.7%	50
118	College Place School District	1,554	$17,142	50.4%	22.0%	50
119	Spokane International Academy	736	$16,053	38.5%	6.6%	50
120	Sequim School District	2,602	$17,501	41.1%	20.9%	49
121	Crescent School District	336	$18,485	43.8%	12.2%	49
122	Longview School District	6,311	$17,280	63.4%	21.0%	48
123	Chehalis School District	3,012	$17,562	50.0%	19.4%	48
124	Port Townsend School District	1,206	$18,800	38.4%	29.3%	48
125	Mary M Knight School District	1,045	$13,673	39.0%	4.4%	48
126	Finley School District	871	$16,644	72.1%	14.3%	48
127	San Juan Island School District	782	$19,645	28.1%	30.2%	48
128	Ritzville School District	362	$18,296	34.3%	35.4%	48
129	North Kitsap School District	5,418	$18,414	31.6%	24.0%	47
130	Mccleary School District	332	$16,828	61.7%	25.9%	47
131	Eastmont School District	6,032	$16,625	55.0%	20.3%	46
132	Othello School District	4,751	$16,260	77.4%	8.0%	46
133	Tenino School District	1,287	$17,002	43.0%	20.4%	46
134	Everett School District	20,359	$18,396	44.6%	24.4%	45
135	Bellingham School District	11,614	$17,886	37.3%	30.7%	45
136	Selah School District	3,832	$15,615	54.6%	13.7%	45
137	Zillah School District	1,299	$16,489	66.5%	15.6%	45
138	Cascade School District	1,252	$18,217	31.0%	32.8%	45
139	Toledo School District	843	$17,673	40.6%	11.0%	45
140	Sedro-Woolley School District	4,593	$17,801	46.1%	21.0%	44
141	Washougal School District	2,865	$17,867	35.2%	29.9%	44
142	North Mason School District	2,309	$17,296	41.9%	13.5%	44
143	Ocean Beach School District	1,033	$16,687	63.2%	30.6%	44
144	Asotin-Anatone School District	614	$16,664	28.9%	13.7%	44
145	Central Kitsap School District	11,206	$17,364	29.5%	15.8%	43
146	Montesano School District	1,430	$17,090	31.3%	17.3%	43
147	Yelm School District	5,668	$16,820	47.2%	18.8%	42
148	East Valley School District (Spokane)	3,670	$17,564	59.0%	21.7%	42
149	Steilacoom Hist. School District	3,098	$17,148	26.9%	26.5%	42
150	Woodland School District	2,432	$18,928	34.5%	22.8%	42
151	Newport School District	1,091	$17,138	56.5%	13.4%	42
152	Valley School District	1,079	$13,417	46.0%	8.8%	42
153	Mossyrock School District	590	$16,112	66.7%	15.4%	42
154	Edmonds School District	20,459	$18,710	31.3%	29.7%	41
155	Arlington School District	5,506	$17,022	37.4%	18.2%	41
156	East Valley School District (Yakima)	3,334	$16,161	62.0%	17.8%	41
157	Clarkston School District	2,518	$16,653	60.1%	11.2%	41
158	Nooksack Valley School District	1,912	$17,753	55.5%	25.0%	41
159	Medical Lake School District	1,897	$15,739	28.0%	11.5%	41
160	Onalaska School District	868	$15,970	51.1%	11.3%	41
161	Olympia School District	9,633	$17,220	31.1%	30.4%	40
162	Omak School District	5,834	$13,847	66.7%	2.4%	40
163	Sultan School District	2,074	$17,674	37.0%	16.3%	40
164	Cashmere School District	1,580	$16,342	34.5%	17.2%	40
165	Castle Rock School District	1,508	$15,662	45.7%	14.9%	40
166	Naches Valley School District	1,294	$17,087	45.5%	26.5%	40
167	Mary Walker School District	531	$14,949	55.7%	6.3%	40
168	Conway School District	444	$17,369	21.4%	24.6%	39
169	Northshore School District	22,944	$18,578	13.1%	35.4%	38
170	Central Valley School District	14,688	$15,783	36.9%	20.0%	38
171	Granite Falls School District	2,326	$16,765	45.7%	25.0%	38
172	Nine Mile Falls School District	1,435	$15,806	24.5%	15.7%	38
173	Reardan-Edwall School District	671	$17,982	35.0%	18.8%	38
174	Kennewick School District	19,311	$15,202	54.6%	13.1%	37
175	Napavine School District	814	$14,914	38.1%	9.7%	37
176	Eatonville School District	1,944	$16,816	38.8%	26.8%	36
177	South Whidbey School District	1,202	$18,378	33.8%	25.2%	36
178	Lakewood School District	2,627	$17,114	42.3%	21.6%	35
179	White Salmon Valley School District	1,114	$17,497	41.3%	24.2%	35
180	Colfax School District	562	$16,274	29.9%	24.2%	35
181	Grapeview School District	241	$16,166	36.5%	35.7%	35
182	Monroe School District	5,734	$17,142	31.3%	23.0%	34
183	Catalyst Public Schools	434	$14,147	29.5%	3.9%	34
184	Bellevue School District	19,089	$20,051	19.1%	45.6%	33
185	Peninsula School District	8,969	$17,219	24.7%	23.8%	33
186	Snoqualmie Valley School District	7,086	$17,506	13.0%	34.7%	33
187	Ephrata School District	2,807	$14,422	66.0%	8.4%	33
188	Dieringer School District	1,402	$18,423	15.1%	39.6%	33
189	Fife School District	3,893	$17,662	40.5%	32.2%	32
190	Puyallup School District	23,104	$16,882	36.6%	25.4%	31
191	North Thurston Public Schools	15,119	$17,096	39.4%	30.4%	31
192	West Valley School District (Yakima)	5,490	$15,141	48.0%	16.3%	31
193	Ellensburg School District	3,238	$16,335	40.2%	22.8%	31
194	Pullman School District	2,740	$15,771	32.1%	26.2%	31
195	Adna School District	648	$15,492	18.0%	16.7%	31
196	Liberty School District	593	$16,386	31.4%	25.1%	31
197	Cheney School District	5,540	$14,596	48.9%	23.2%	30
198	Anacortes School District	2,606	$18,124	32.5%	32.0%	29
199	Kettle Falls School District	1,125	$14,188	51.9%	9.6%	29
200	Rainier School District	931	$15,579	35.7%	17.9%	29
201	Orcas Island School District	701	$18,496	25.6%	33.3%	29
202	Battle Ground School District	12,393	$16,420	30.0%	20.9%	27
203	Stanwood-Camano School District	4,812	$17,626	26.3%	28.0%	27
204	Goldendale School District	2,976	$12,739	51.5%	11.2%	27
205	Toutle Lake School District	690	$15,514	36.1%	21.4%	27
206	Bethel School District	21,156	$15,370	45.7%	24.6%	26
207	University Place School District	5,619	$15,994	33.9%	24.8%	26
208	Bainbridge Island School District	3,594	$17,702	7.2%	36.2%	26
209	Orting School District	2,748	$16,034	25.7%	18.4%	26
210	Riverside School District	1,605	$14,724	47.5%	14.9%	26
211	Griffin School District	577	$16,683	18.0%	28.2%	26
212	Mead School District	10,320	$15,204	28.0%	18.8%	25
213	Freeman School District	878	$16,154	15.7%	27.9%	25
214	Issaquah School District	19,524	$17,188	14.4%	37.4%	24
215	Richland School District	13,948	$16,042	39.8%	24.0%	24
216	West Valley School District (Spokane)	3,483	$15,335	55.9%	22.0%	24
217	Loon Lake School District	221	$15,131	55.3%	18.5%	24
218	Lake Stevens School District	9,687	$16,485	25.0%	21.1%	23
219	Tahoma School District	9,112	$16,955	15.1%	27.0%	23
220	Enumclaw School District	4,436	$16,411	27.2%	23.9%	22
221	Meridian School District	1,816	$16,219	29.0%	22.5%	22
222	Vashon Island School District	1,539	$17,724	26.7%	33.6%	22
223	Mercer Island School District	4,057	$17,288	3.5%	37.6%	21
224	Deer Park School District	2,774	$13,402	51.1%	15.2%	21
225	Kalama School District	1,151	$13,374	31.6%	30.4%	21
226	Snohomish School District	9,418	$17,157	22.7%	32.1%	20
227	Lynden School District	3,542	$15,842	31.2%	21.1%	20
228	Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	972	$16,393	35.9%	34.7%	20
229	Quilcene School District	726	$14,140	29.4%	15.5%	20
230	Lake Washington School District	30,991	$17,053	11.1%	35.5%	18
231	Shoreline School District	9,564	$17,316	21.6%	35.2%	18
232	Tumwater School District	6,461	$16,374	31.4%	29.6%	17
233	Riverview School District	3,111	$16,952	12.8%	29.8%	16
234	Camas School District	7,324	$15,465	13.9%	30.5%	14
235	Hockinson School District	2,000	$14,945	16.4%	24.5%	13
236	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	10,414	$15,438	23.2%	33.6%	12
237	White River School District	4,408	$14,365	30.6%	31.1%	11
238	La Center School District	1,769	$14,259	23.3%	25.4%	9
239	Ridgefield School District	3,987	$14,095	21.2%	35.5%	3

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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