About Orcas Island School District
Orcas Island School District is a public school system serving San Juan County, Washington, based in Eastsound. It serves 807 students across 6 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #161 largest of Washington’s 324 school systems.
Size and structure
Orcas Island School District enrolls 807 students in 6 schools — an average of about 134 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #161 of 324 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Orcas Island School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (807 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Orcas Island School District employs about 44 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.1:1 — above the Washington average of about 17.9:1. Total district staff is roughly 85.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Washington funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Orcas Island School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Washington publishes the Washington State Report Card, reporting assessment results, graduation, growth, discipline and per-pupil finances, with schools identified for support through the Washington School Improvement Framework. Look up Orcas Island School District on the Washington State Report Card.
Accreditation status
Washington does not require accreditation of its public districts; the State Board of Education approves schools against basic-education standards, while accreditation is voluntary through Cognia or an Educational Service District. Look up Orcas Island School District in the free Cognia registry.
Orcas Island School District vs. Washington
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Look up Orcas Island School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):