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La Center Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


La Center School District details

La Center School District
725 Highland Road
La Center, WA 98629

1,703 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

La Center School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.5% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
44%
49%
51%
32%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
La Center Elementary School
700 East 4th Street
La Center, WA, 98629
PK-05
La Center High School
725 Highland Road
La Center, WA, 98629
09-12
La Center Home School Academy
725 Ne Highland Rd
La Center, WA, 98629
01-12
La Center Middle School
700 East 4th Street
La Center, WA, 98629
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.1% 55.0%
Black 0.8% 5.3%
Hispanic 9.7% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 2.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.4% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 18.2% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,057 $13,890,268 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $553 $953,372 3.0%
Staff $434 $748,216 2.3%
General Administration $317 $546,508 1.7%
School Administration $820 $1,413,680 4.4%
Operation $1,024 $1,765,376 5.5%
Transportation $696 $1,199,904 3.7%
Other $596 $1,027,504 3.2%
Total Support $4,441 $7,656,284 23.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,229 $10,738,796 33.3%
Total Expenditures $18,726 $32,283,624 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,986 $9,744,631,794 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,217 $1,319,633,091 6.3%
Staff $1,134 $1,230,185,842 5.8%
General Administration $148 $160,712,680 0.8%
School Administration $902 $978,095,459 4.6%
Operation $1,153 $1,250,589,826 5.9%
Transportation $569 $616,642,523 2.9%
Other $696 $755,170,389 3.6%
Total Support $5,820 $6,311,213,282 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,630 $5,021,166,137 23.8%
Total Expenditures $19,436 $21,077,045,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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