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Pasco, Washington - 28 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Pasco School District #79 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,004 per pupil, Pasco School District ranks #218 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
18,515
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$16,004
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pasco School District operates 28 public schools serving 18,515 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 4 middle, 4 elementary, 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,004 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.0% local, 70.8% state, and 17.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #79 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 421.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% White, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ruth Livingston Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.8/100.
Chiawana Senior High School accounts for 16.5% of all Pasco School District student enrollment
That concentration means Pasco School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Pasco School District school enrollment varies 63× across entities
Pasco School District school enrollment ranges from 50 students (lowest) to 3,127 students (highest), a spread of 3,077 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pasco School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Pasco School District student-counselor ratio is 421:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Pasco School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Pasco School District has 28 schools, including 19 combined, 1 high, 4 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 18,515 students.
How much does Pasco School District spend per student?
Pasco School District spends $16,004 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #79 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Pasco School District?
Pasco School District students are 75.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 28 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pasco School District?
Pasco School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #79 out of 238 districts in Washington.