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Yakima, Washington - 28 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Yakima School District #53 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,878 per pupil, Yakima School District ranks #173 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
15,553
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$16,878
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yakima School District operates 28 public schools serving 15,553 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 9 elementary, 6 high, 4 middle 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 Yakima County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,878 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 9.1% local, 69.9% state, and 21.0% 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 67/100, ranked #53 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 1 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 370.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% White, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Juvenile Detention Center, with a diversity index of 55.5/100.
Its largest campus is Davis High School, enrolling 2,359 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ridgeview Group Home, at 3 students, a 786x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Davis High School accounts for 15.2% of all Yakima School District student enrollment
That concentration means Yakima 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.
Yakima School District school enrollment varies 786× across entities
Yakima School District school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 2,359 students (highest), a spread of 2,356 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.
Yakima School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Yakima School District student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — 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.
Yakima School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.1% — 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 Yakima School District is typically wider than the Yakima School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Yakima School District has 28 schools, including 6 high, 4 middle, 9 combined, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 15,553 students.
How much does Yakima School District spend per student?
Yakima School District spends $16,878 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #53 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Yakima School District?
Yakima School District students are 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% White, 2.3% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 28 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yakima School District?
Yakima School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #53 out of 238 districts in Washington.