Yakima School District 7

Listed by NCES as Yakima School District (district ID 5310110)

Public school district · Yakima County · Washington · NCES district ID 5310110

Yakima School District 7 spent $18,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,250). Its 28 schools enrolled 15,496 students in 2024-25; 68.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,105 per student, down 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Washington districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Yakima School District 7 in enrollment (12,566 to 18,515 students) and Yakima School District 7 itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Yakima School District 7, FY23Highline Public Schools $20,594; Mukilteo $20,374; Clover Park $19,263; Renton School District 403 $19,241; Yakima School District 7 $18,941; Auburn $18,620; Pasco $17,151; North Thurston Public Schools $17,096; Richland $16,042; Central Valley $15,783; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k16k18k20k22kHighline Public Schools$20,594Mukilteo$20,374Clover Park$19,263Renton School District 403$19,241Yakima School District 7$18,941Auburn$18,620Pasco$17,151North Thurston Public Schools$17,096Richland$16,042Central Valley$15,783State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Yakima School District 7, FY23Highline Public Schools $20,594; Mukilteo $20,374; Clover Park $19,263; Renton School District 403 $19,241; Yakima School District 7 $18,941; Auburn $18,620; Pasco $17,151; North Thurston Public Schools $17,096; Richland $16,042; Central Valley $15,783; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k16k18k20k22kHighline Public Schools$20,594Mukilteo$20,374Clover Park$19,263Renton School District 403$19,241Yakima School District 7$18,941Auburn$18,620Pasco$17,151North Thurston Public Schools$17,096Richland$16,042Central Valley$15,783State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Yakima School District 7, FY23Highline Public Schools $20,594; Mukilteo $20,374; Clover Park $19,263; Renton School District 403 $19,241; Yakima School District 7 $18,941; Auburn $18,620; Pasco $17,151; North Thurston Public Schools $17,096; Richland $16,042; Central Valley $15,783; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k18k22kHighline Public Schools$20,594Mukilteo$20,374Clover Park$19,263Renton School District 403$19,241Yakima School District 7$18,941Auburn$18,620Pasco$17,151North Thurston Public Schools$17,096Richland$16,042Central Valley$15,783State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Yakima School District 7, FY23Highline Public Schools $20,594; Mukilteo $20,374; Clover Park $19,263; Renton School District 403 $19,241; Yakima School District 7 $18,941; Auburn $18,620; Pasco $17,151; North Thurston Public Schools $17,096; Richland $16,042; Central Valley $15,783; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k18k22kHighline Public Schools$20,594Mukilteo$20,374Clover Park$19,263Renton School District 403$19,241Yakima School District 7$18,941Auburn$18,620Pasco$17,151North Thurston Public Schools$17,096Richland$16,042Central Valley$15,783State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$314,263,000 in revenue: 68.2% state, 8.4% local and 23.4% federal. Total spending including $16,310,000 of capital outlay was $316,322,000, or $20,338 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Yakima School District 7 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $214,451,000; Local $26,254,000; Federal $73,558,000; total $314,263,000.
  • State$214,451,000 68%
  • Local$26,254,000 8%
  • Federal$73,558,000 23%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 150 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

15,553 students in 2022-23, 15,545 students in 2023-24, 15,496 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Yakima School District 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,553, 2023-24: 15,545, 2024-25: 15,49605k10k15k20k2022-2315,5532023-2415,5452024-2515,496
Yakima School District 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,553, 2023-24: 15,545, 2024-25: 15,49605k10k15k20k2022-2315,5532023-2415,5452024-2515,496
Yakima School District 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,553, 2023-24: 15,545, 2024-25: 15,49605k10k15k20k2022-2315,5532023-2415,5452024-2515,496
Yakima School District 7 enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,553, 2023-24: 15,545, 2024-25: 15,49605k10k15k20k2022-2315,5532023-2415,5452024-2515,496

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315,553900.817.3
2023-2415,545936.716.6
2024-2515,496860.318.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$84,439,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,429 per student

Yakima School District 7 booked $84,439,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 921 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $91,705 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 in 100 Washington districts with a figure (state median $84,529, 290 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$55,671,00065.9%
Special education$10,335,00012.2%
Vocational$7,523,0008.9%
Other programs$10,910,00012.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,534 in 2018-19, $4,468 in 2019-20, $4,832 in 2020-21, $5,047 in 2021-22, $5,429 in 2022-23.

Yakima School District 7 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,534, 2019-20: $4,468, 2020-21: $4,832, 2021-22: $5,047, 2022-23: $5,42902k4k6k2018-19$4,5342019-20$4,4682020-21$4,8322021-22$5,0472022-23$5,429
Yakima School District 7 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,534, 2019-20: $4,468, 2020-21: $4,832, 2021-22: $5,047, 2022-23: $5,42902k4k6k2018-19$4,5342019-20$4,4682020-21$4,8322021-22$5,0472022-23$5,429
Yakima School District 7 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,534, 2019-20: $4,468, 2020-21: $4,832, 2021-22: $5,047, 2022-23: $5,42902k4k6k2018-19$4,5342019-20$4,4682020-21$4,8322021-22$5,0472022-23$5,429
Yakima School District 7 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,534, 2019-20: $4,468, 2020-21: $4,832, 2021-22: $5,047, 2022-23: $5,42902k4k6k2018-19$4,5342019-20$4,4682020-21$4,8322021-22$5,0472022-23$5,429

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Yakima School District 7 scored proficient or above: 34% in reading and 19% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWashingtonStudents tested
Reading and language arts34%53.4%7,764
Math19%41%6,647

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75% of the 1,212 students in Yakima School District 7's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate75%83.8%
Students in the class1,21285,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

14 elementary schools, 6,467 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Adams Elementary School64316.788.6%Schoolwide program
Hoover Elementary School58216.082.3%Schoolwide program
Mcclure Elementary School55915.475.1%Schoolwide program
Ridgeview Elementary53314.679.0%Schoolwide program
Barge-Lincoln Elementary School51815.387.1%Schoolwide program
Garfield Elementary School50716.486.0%Schoolwide program
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary48515.584.3%Schoolwide program
Robertson Elementary47315.471.9%Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Elementary School45515.682.9%Schoolwide program
Whitney Elementary43315.969.7%Schoolwide program
Gilbert Elementary School41514.268.7%Schoolwide program
Mckinley Elementary School40315.380.1%Schoolwide program
The other 2 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nob Hill Elementary School33914.656.0%Schoolwide program
K-8 Learning Lab122not reported79.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 middle schools, 3,251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Franklin Middle School84820.274.9%Schoolwide program
Wilson Middle School84019.563.6%Schoolwide program
Lewis & Clark Middle School81518.680.7%Schoolwide program
Washington Middle School74818.789.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

9 high schools, 5,475 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Davis High School2,35920.472.6%Schoolwide program
Eisenhower High School2,25821.369.4%Schoolwide program
Yakima Online35578.976.1%Targeted program
Yakima Open Doors272not reported86.8%Not Title I
Stanton Academy18313.688.5%Schoolwide program
Juvenile Detention Center2311.578.3%Not Title I
Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs1414.050.0%Not Title I
Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center80.4not reportedNot Title I
Ridgeview Group Home33.0not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 303 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Discovery Early Learning Center30318.979.2%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center

High school in Yakima; open in 2024-25; 8 students; 0.4 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Yakima School District 7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Yakima School District 7

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentYakima School District 7 ranks 19 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,941).#19 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonYakima School District 7 is the number 20 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 15,553 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#20 of 323
  3. Auburn School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 17,857 students in fall 2022, $18,620 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,620
  4. Renton School District 403The next smaller Washington district: 15,230 students in fall 2022, $19,241 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,241
  5. Compare Yakima School District 7 with Auburn School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Davis High School, its largest high school2,359 students in 2024-25, 20.4 per teacher.2,359
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonYakima School District 7 spent $91,705 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$91,705
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Yakima School District 7

  1. How many schools and students are in Yakima School District 7?
    28 schools were open in 2024-25 (14 elementary, 4 middle, 9 high, 1 other), enrolling 15,496 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Yakima School District 7 spend per student?
    $18,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Washington median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,250 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,105 per student, down 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Yakima School District 7's money come from?
    $314,263,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.2% state, 8.4% local and 23.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Yakima School District 7 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 4,628 of the 16,472 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 28.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Yakima School District 7 spend on teacher salaries?
    $84,439,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,429 per student. Divided by the 921 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $91,705 per teacher, more than 70 in 100 Washington districts (state median $84,529). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Yakima School District 7 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Yakima School District 7 scored proficient or above: 34% in reading and 19% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Yakima School District 7?
    75% of the 1,212 students in Yakima School District 7's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Yakima School District 7's NCES district ID?
    5310110. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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