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Nespelem School District

Public school districtGrades PK–10

Serves Nespelem.

Nespelem’s Schools page →

Students
150
Schools
2
Spent per student
$35,604
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
The gist

What stands out about Nespelem School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 38 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 51 pts below the state
  • Spends 93% more per student than the WA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nespelem. Grade by grade →

PK–8Nespelem ElementaryThis district
9–10Nespelem High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 40.1% · 69 students tested
Reading / language arts0–5%
State average 53.4% · 69 students tested

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$35,604 per student · 93% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 50%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 5%State 47%Federal 48%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
134’23
150’24

Up 11.9% since 2023–24.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 84%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 5%White <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.