Special Services

Special Services operates as a rural-scale unified-grade school in Clarkston, Washington, one of the schools within Clarkston School District. Current enrollment sits at 54 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 204.

Clarkston School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 2,495 students. Special Services is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Special Services lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Asotin County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Asotin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,283 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Special Services is one of 12 public schools in Asotin County (combined enrollment of about 3,152 students).

The closest other public school is Discovery Virtual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Special Services's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 75 (now 54). The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 74% over that span.

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