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Pasco School District

Pasco, Washington · Public school district · #16 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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18,913

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,457

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

17.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Pasco School District is a public school district based in Pasco, Washington, serving 18,913 students in 31 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 610 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,457 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.4 students per teacher.

How Pasco compares

PascoWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,457

Washington median $14,904 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,093

Washington median $8,883 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school610

Washington median 435 · 40% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.4

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor386

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$309.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 79%Local 12%

Measure	Pasco	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,457	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,093	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$299.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$309.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,084	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,112	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.4	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	386	368	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Washington median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Washington

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Issaquah School DistrictIssaquah	19,098	30	$15,278	18.3	#15
Pasco School DistrictPasco · this district	18,913	31	$14,457	17.4	#16
Kennewick School DistrictKennewick	18,826	33	$14,239	18.0	#17
Auburn School DistrictAuburn	18,174	26	$15,919	17.3	#18
Highline School DistrictBurien	18,072	43	$17,087	17.9	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
San Marcos UnifiedSan Marcos, CA	18,860	$13,048	23.5
Putnam City Public SchoolsWarr Acres, OK	18,836	$10,260	16.0
New Haven School DistrictNew Haven, CT	18,817	$19,132	12.0
Washington Elementary School District (4260)Glendale, AZ	18,816	$9,947	17.0

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wa-pasco-school-district