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West Richland, Washington - 22 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Richland School District #227 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,794 per pupil, Richland School District ranks #277 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,948
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$14,794
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Richland School District operates 22 public schools serving 13,948 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 5 elementary, 4 middle, 3 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 Benton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,794 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 24.0% local, 65.7% state, and 10.3% 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 21/100, ranked #227 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (34 AP courses district-wide), a 395.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.6% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lewis & Clark Elementary School, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.
Its largest campus is Richland High School, enrolling 2,218 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Special Programs, at 14 students, a 158x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Richland High School accounts for 15.4% of all Richland School District student enrollment
That concentration means Richland School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Richland School District school enrollment varies 158× across entities
Richland School District school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 2,218 students (highest), a spread of 2,204 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.
Richland School District student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
Richland School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Richland School District is typically wider than the Richland School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Richland School District has 22 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 10 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,948 students.
How much does Richland School District spend per student?
Richland School District spends $14,794 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #227 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Richland School District?
Richland School District students are 65.6% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richland School District?
Richland School District has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #227 out of 238 districts in Washington.