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Zillah, Washington - 4 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Zillah School District #172 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,593 per pupil, Zillah School District ranks #284 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,299
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,593
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Zillah School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,299 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $14,593 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 31 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.6% local, 73.0% state, and 11.4% 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 39/100, ranked #172 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.
a 425:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.5% Hispanic or Latino, 33.5% White, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Zillah Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.
Its largest campus is Zillah High School, enrolling 455 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Zillah High School accounts for 34.2% of all Zillah School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Zillah 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.
Zillah School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.5% 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.
Zillah School District student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — 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.
Zillah School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Zillah School District is typically wider than the Zillah School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Zillah School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,299 students.
How much does Zillah School District spend per student?
Zillah School District spends $14,593 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #172 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Zillah School District?
Zillah School District students are 58.5% Hispanic or Latino, 33.5% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Zillah School District?
Zillah School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #172 out of 238 districts in Washington.