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

238 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 Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Inchelium School District ranks first in Washington for funding equity at 98/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

98/100
top score (Inchelium School District): $23,809
per-pupil spending in the top district: 46
districts scoring 70 or higher: 43
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Inchelium School District	201	$23,809	81.8%	3.5%	98
2	Cape Flattery School District	479	$26,633	76.7%	7.0%	97
3	Pateros School District	269	$21,897	62.0%	13.7%	90
4	Northport School District	283	$19,753	48.7%	9.3%	89
5	Wapato School District	3,195	$18,231	86.6%	4.7%	88
6	Raymond School District	483	$19,185	68.3%	9.2%	88
7	Waterville School District	232	$22,640	43.2%	15.7%	87
8	Prescott School District	261	$25,697	57.0%	20.6%	86
9	Lind School District	219	$28,070	66.2%	19.6%	86
10	Mabton School District	771	$17,694	88.9%	7.2%	85
11	South Bend School District	576	$19,788	58.6%	9.3%	85
12	Granger School District	1,501	$19,441	83.1%	5.7%	84
13	La Conner School District	536	$26,723	52.8%	20.1%	84
14	Oroville School District	530	$18,819	72.0%	13.3%	84
15	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District	316	$20,277	47.2%	9.3%	84
16	Selkirk School District	263	$21,560	57.6%	19.6%	84
17	Concrete School District	495	$21,497	42.1%	15.2%	82
18	Pe Ell School District	271	$18,796	55.7%	11.7%	82
19	Curlew School District	249	$19,069	46.5%	5.6%	82
20	Burlington-Edison School District	3,351	$19,186	56.3%	17.8%	81
21	Thorp School District	257	$21,690	45.9%	22.3%	80
22	Mount Baker School District	1,692	$19,882	48.9%	19.3%	79
23	Darrington School District	446	$19,292	42.9%	11.7%	79
24	Sunnyside School District	6,369	$17,153	75.5%	5.0%	78
25	Soap Lake School District	515	$17,699	87.4%	6.6%	78
26	Willapa Valley School District	344	$19,952	33.5%	14.4%	78
27	Odessa School District	236	$20,752	33.6%	19.3%	78
28	Grand Coulee Dam School District	771	$17,310	79.4%	11.8%	77
29	Touchet School District	204	$22,340	38.2%	25.2%	77
30	Republic School District	378	$17,977	59.6%	9.3%	76
31	Aberdeen School District	3,304	$16,944	72.0%	12.6%	75
32	Wilbur School District	217	$19,543	35.3%	19.6%	75
33	Toppenish School District	4,246	$17,129	84.8%	7.4%	74
34	Tonasket School District	1,166	$16,223	83.8%	9.7%	74
35	North Beach School District No. 64	689	$18,363	68.2%	23.4%	74
36	Morton School District	459	$17,990	54.0%	16.5%	74
37	Wellpinit School District #49	389	$31,961	80.5%	5.2%	74
38	Hood Canal School District	346	$22,583	75.4%	28.3%	74
39	Oakville School District	341	$16,845	53.4%	7.4%	74
40	Walla Walla Public Schools	5,599	$16,699	65.7%	11.6%	73
41	Bremerton School District	4,383	$20,040	56.2%	21.2%	72
42	Impact \| Commencement Bay Elementary	326	$16,176	50.9%	4.9%	72
43	Manson School District	615	$18,013	56.2%	18.6%	71
44	Dayton School District	393	$18,728	44.8%	21.8%	71
45	Summit Public School: Sierra	235	$17,260	29.4%	8.8%	71
46	Bridgeport School District	776	$15,167	96.7%	6.4%	70
47	Mukilteo School District	15,131	$19,467	49.1%	24.4%	69
48	Wahluke School District	2,536	$17,228	84.4%	6.1%	69
49	Coupeville School District	1,055	$19,319	35.2%	24.7%	69
50	Elma School District	1,708	$16,114	76.9%	13.4%	68
51	Winlock School District	858	$16,692	68.8%	12.0%	68
52	Rainier Prep Charter School District	330	$16,747	60.6%	12.8%	68
53	Yakima School District	15,553	$16,878	77.0%	9.1%	67
54	Clover Park School District	12,566	$17,376	55.9%	13.7%	67
55	Lake Chelan School District	1,335	$17,321	58.2%	20.8%	66
56	Stevenson-Carson School District	843	$18,949	52.3%	18.9%	66
57	Wahkiakum School District	431	$17,190	54.5%	15.1%	66
58	Cusick School District	356	$18,672	70.7%	9.0%	66
59	Spokane School District	28,714	$17,305	56.3%	22.2%	65
60	Hoquiam School District	1,640	$16,947	69.6%	15.7%	65
61	Tukwila School District	2,715	$22,111	72.2%	28.9%	64
62	Evergreen School District (Clark)	22,591	$17,414	48.7%	19.4%	63
63	Ferndale School District	4,651	$17,981	52.3%	22.3%	63
64	Impact \| Puget Sound Elementary	596	$15,074	54.2%	0.2%	63
65	Centralia School District	3,440	$15,778	72.4%	15.4%	62
66	Okanogan School District	1,065	$17,375	77.1%	11.3%	62
67	Summit Public School: Atlas	458	$18,124	33.6%	6.9%	62
68	Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary	342	$15,114	52.9%	0.3%	62
69	Entiat School District	337	$19,198	62.3%	20.8%	62
70	Franklin Pierce School District	7,425	$17,349	59.4%	22.0%	61
71	Wenatchee School District	7,347	$16,612	52.5%	14.7%	61
72	Quilcene School District	726	$21,779	29.4%	15.5%	61
73	White Pass School District	347	$21,123	53.2%	31.9%	61
74	Seattle School District No. 1	51,238	$20,430	32.4%	40.0%	59
75	Prosser School District	2,414	$16,390	76.8%	13.5%	59
76	Kiona-Benton City School District	1,372	$15,704	80.8%	10.0%	59
77	Crescent School District	336	$19,327	43.8%	12.2%	59
78	Lyle School District	212	$18,086	72.8%	35.4%	59
79	Pasco School District	18,515	$16,004	68.3%	12.0%	58
80	Marysville School District	10,196	$18,152	51.1%	22.4%	58
81	Chewelah School District	789	$16,635	61.7%	11.9%	58
82	Mount Vernon School District	6,545	$18,880	55.6%	19.8%	57
83	Shelton School District	4,540	$16,248	60.1%	19.7%	57
84	Port Angeles School District	3,534	$16,979	57.0%	24.5%	57
85	Warden School District	902	$15,942	86.4%	10.0%	57
86	Chimacum School District	717	$19,508	51.5%	25.3%	57
87	Lopez School District	228	$25,149	35.9%	30.5%	57
88	Federal Way School District	21,606	$17,122	64.4%	16.9%	56
89	Auburn School District	17,857	$16,996	52.9%	22.4%	56
90	Sequim School District	2,602	$17,271	41.1%	20.9%	56
91	Finley School District	871	$16,532	72.1%	14.3%	56
92	Pioneer School District	759	$16,907	63.1%	34.2%	56
93	South Kitsap School District	9,196	$17,526	37.7%	19.4%	55
94	Grandview School District	3,618	$15,809	90.0%	9.3%	55
95	Royal School District	1,763	$15,474	72.4%	8.6%	55
96	Highland School District	1,094	$15,923	75.7%	13.9%	55
97	Ocosta School District	582	$17,889	60.6%	35.3%	55
98	Newport School District	1,091	$17,572	56.5%	13.4%	54
99	Brewster School District	1,012	$15,599	80.5%	8.0%	54
100	Union Gap School District	577	$14,688	86.3%	18.2%	54
101	Kent School District	25,586	$17,678	48.6%	25.5%	53
102	Highline School District	18,048	$19,077	57.6%	29.7%	53
103	Moses Lake School District	8,686	$15,641	63.0%	12.8%	53
104	Kelso School District	4,940	$15,945	59.7%	14.1%	53
105	Rochester School District	2,150	$17,251	50.4%	12.6%	53
106	North Franklin School District	2,037	$16,055	69.1%	9.9%	53
107	Davenport School District	615	$17,245	35.5%	22.0%	53
108	Pride Prep Charter School District	504	$12,867	49.4%	1.0%	53
109	Pomeroy School District	351	$16,445	45.3%	22.2%	53
110	Oak Harbor School District	5,730	$17,926	32.1%	18.0%	52
111	Quillayute Valley School District	2,473	$16,351	56.5%	4.6%	52
112	Spokane International Academy	736	$15,252	38.5%	6.6%	52
113	Vancouver School District	22,003	$17,087	52.7%	22.9%	51
114	North Kitsap School District	5,418	$17,822	31.6%	24.0%	51
115	Methow Valley School District	756	$16,843	30.0%	24.9%	51
116	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	734	$17,786	48.3%	27.7%	51
117	Waitsburg School District	300	$16,114	45.2%	16.7%	51
118	Colville School District	1,685	$14,286	56.0%	8.3%	50
119	Everett School District	20,359	$17,846	44.6%	24.4%	49
120	Port Townsend School District	1,206	$17,962	38.4%	29.3%	49
121	Asotin-Anatone School District	614	$16,209	28.9%	13.7%	49
122	Tacoma School District	28,311	$17,575	48.4%	30.2%	48
123	Renton School District	15,230	$17,639	45.1%	33.7%	48
124	Sedro-Woolley School District	4,593	$17,428	46.1%	21.0%	48
125	Selah School District	3,832	$15,062	54.6%	13.7%	48
126	Kittitas School District	613	$16,164	49.3%	27.5%	48
127	Grapeview School District	241	$16,873	36.5%	35.7%	48
128	Yelm School District	5,668	$16,437	47.2%	18.8%	47
129	Chehalis School District	3,012	$16,312	50.0%	19.4%	47
130	Blaine School District	2,081	$17,524	38.3%	25.2%	47
131	Mary M Knight School District	1,045	$11,048	39.0%	4.4%	47
132	Arlington School District	5,506	$16,661	37.4%	18.2%	46
133	Quincy School District	3,083	$16,958	72.6%	25.0%	46
134	Washougal School District	2,865	$17,033	35.2%	29.9%	46
135	Cascade School District	1,252	$17,226	31.0%	32.8%	46
136	Eastmont School District	6,032	$15,560	55.0%	20.3%	45
137	Othello School District	4,751	$15,129	77.4%	8.0%	45
138	Steilacoom Hist. School District	3,098	$16,606	26.9%	26.5%	45
139	Catalyst Public Schools	434	$15,747	29.5%	3.9%	45
140	Mccleary School District	332	$15,460	61.7%	25.9%	45
141	Bellingham School District	11,614	$16,802	37.3%	30.7%	44
142	Granite Falls School District	2,326	$16,460	45.7%	25.0%	44
143	Tenino School District	1,287	$15,773	43.0%	20.4%	44
144	Ocean Beach School District	1,033	$15,723	63.2%	30.6%	44
145	Mossyrock School District	590	$15,422	66.7%	15.4%	44
146	Longview School District	6,311	$15,677	63.4%	21.0%	43
147	San Juan Island School District	782	$17,770	28.1%	30.2%	43
148	Olympia School District	9,633	$16,521	31.1%	30.4%	42
149	Sultan School District	2,074	$16,937	37.0%	16.3%	42
150	Nooksack Valley School District	1,912	$16,914	55.5%	25.0%	42
151	Castle Rock School District	1,508	$14,883	45.7%	14.9%	42
152	Naches Valley School District	1,294	$16,384	45.5%	26.5%	42
153	Ritzville School District	362	$16,464	34.3%	35.4%	42
154	Edmonds School District	20,459	$17,670	31.3%	29.7%	41
155	Central Valley School District	14,688	$15,379	36.9%	20.0%	41
156	Central Kitsap School District	11,206	$16,203	29.5%	15.8%	41
157	East Valley School District (Yakima)	3,334	$15,118	62.0%	17.8%	41
158	Woodland School District	2,432	$17,701	34.5%	22.8%	41
159	Medical Lake School District	1,897	$14,853	28.0%	11.5%	41
160	Toledo School District	843	$16,222	40.6%	11.0%	41
161	Kennewick School District	19,311	$14,867	54.6%	13.1%	40
162	North Mason School District	2,309	$15,894	41.9%	13.5%	40
163	College Place School District	1,554	$14,808	50.4%	22.0%	40
164	Nine Mile Falls School District	1,435	$15,275	24.5%	15.7%	40
165	Montesano School District	1,430	$15,690	31.3%	17.3%	40
166	South Whidbey School District	1,202	$17,973	33.8%	25.2%	40
167	Valley School District	1,079	$10,036	46.0%	8.8%	40
168	Peninsula School District	8,969	$17,026	24.7%	23.8%	39
169	Omak School District	5,834	$12,495	66.7%	2.4%	39
170	East Valley School District (Spokane)	3,670	$16,201	59.0%	21.7%	39
171	Clarkston School District	2,518	$15,221	60.1%	11.2%	39
172	Zillah School District	1,299	$14,593	66.5%	15.6%	39
173	Napavine School District	814	$14,621	38.1%	9.7%	39
174	Mary Walker School District	531	$13,673	55.7%	6.3%	39
175	Colfax School District	562	$15,772	29.9%	24.2%	38
176	Anacortes School District	2,606	$18,179	32.5%	32.0%	37
177	Onalaska School District	868	$14,290	51.1%	11.3%	37
178	Cashmere School District	1,580	$14,773	34.5%	17.2%	36
179	Northshore School District	22,944	$17,040	13.1%	35.4%	35
180	Monroe School District	5,734	$16,215	31.3%	23.0%	35
181	Adna School District	648	$15,481	18.0%	16.7%	35
182	Stanwood-Camano School District	4,812	$17,367	26.3%	28.0%	34
183	Ephrata School District	2,807	$13,870	66.0%	8.4%	34
184	Dieringer School District	1,402	$17,534	15.1%	39.6%	34
185	West Valley School District (Yakima)	5,490	$14,671	48.0%	16.3%	33
186	White Salmon Valley School District	1,114	$16,306	41.3%	24.2%	33
187	Cheney School District	5,540	$14,274	48.9%	23.2%	32
188	Fife School District	3,893	$16,780	40.5%	32.2%	32
189	Pullman School District	2,740	$15,097	32.1%	26.2%	32
190	Bethel School District	21,156	$15,195	45.7%	24.6%	31
191	Griffin School District	577	$16,413	18.0%	28.2%	31
192	Conway School District	444	$15,243	21.4%	24.6%	31
193	Puyallup School District	23,104	$15,642	36.6%	25.4%	30
194	North Thurston Public Schools	15,119	$15,854	39.4%	30.4%	30
195	University Place School District	5,619	$15,594	33.9%	24.8%	30
196	Bellevue School District	19,089	$17,860	19.1%	45.6%	29
197	Snoqualmie Valley School District	7,086	$15,815	13.0%	34.7%	29
198	Mercer Island School District	4,057	$17,431	3.5%	37.6%	29
199	Kettle Falls School District	1,125	$13,497	51.9%	9.6%	29
200	Battle Ground School District	12,393	$15,681	30.0%	20.9%	28
201	Goldendale School District	2,976	$12,569	51.5%	11.2%	28
202	Orting School District	2,748	$15,590	25.7%	18.4%	28
203	Lakewood School District	2,627	$15,256	42.3%	21.6%	28
204	Rainier School District	931	$14,532	35.7%	17.9%	28
205	Liberty School District	593	$15,060	31.4%	25.1%	28
206	Mead School District	10,320	$14,830	28.0%	18.8%	27
207	West Valley School District (Spokane)	3,483	$14,803	55.9%	22.0%	27
208	Eatonville School District	1,944	$14,432	38.8%	26.8%	27
209	Issaquah School District	19,524	$16,527	14.4%	37.4%	26
210	Enumclaw School District	4,436	$15,976	27.2%	23.9%	26
211	Ellensburg School District	3,238	$14,747	40.2%	22.8%	26
212	Riverside School District	1,605	$14,149	47.5%	14.9%	26
213	Reardan-Edwall School District	671	$15,579	35.0%	18.8%	26
214	Toutle Lake School District	690	$14,230	36.1%	21.4%	25
215	Loon Lake School District	221	$14,475	55.3%	18.5%	25
216	Deer Park School District	2,774	$13,679	51.1%	15.2%	24
217	Meridian School District	1,816	$15,650	29.0%	22.5%	24
218	Vashon Island School District	1,539	$16,974	26.7%	33.6%	24
219	Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	972	$15,869	35.9%	34.7%	24
220	Orcas Island School District	701	$16,675	25.6%	33.3%	24
221	Bainbridge Island School District	3,594	$16,223	7.2%	36.2%	23
222	Lynden School District	3,542	$15,437	31.2%	21.1%	23
223	Freeman School District	878	$14,797	15.7%	27.9%	23
224	Lake Stevens School District	9,687	$15,248	25.0%	21.1%	22
225	Shoreline School District	9,564	$16,858	21.6%	35.2%	22
226	Tahoma School District	9,112	$15,733	15.1%	27.0%	22
227	Richland School District	13,948	$14,794	39.8%	24.0%	21
228	Riverview School District	3,111	$16,674	12.8%	29.8%	21
229	Kalama School District	1,151	$11,745	31.6%	30.4%	21
230	Lake Washington School District	30,991	$16,269	11.1%	35.5%	20
231	Snohomish School District	9,418	$16,136	22.7%	32.1%	19
232	Tumwater School District	6,461	$15,498	31.4%	29.6%	16
233	Camas School District	7,324	$14,748	13.9%	30.5%	15
234	Hockinson School District	2,000	$13,702	16.4%	24.5%	13
235	White River School District	4,408	$13,938	30.6%	31.1%	12
236	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	10,414	$14,043	23.2%	33.6%	10
237	La Center School District	1,769	$13,516	23.3%	25.4%	9
238	Ridgefield School District	3,987	$12,438	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 2021-22, released in 2024), 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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