School district · Washington
Richland School District
Richland School District in Washington: 23 public schools with 14,410 students and 19.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,240 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 14,410
- Students per teacher
- 19.8
- WA 17.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,240
- WA $18.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 729
- Counselors (FTE)
- 44.5
- Students per counselor
- 324
- WA 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 19.8
- Librarians (FTE): 8.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%57%proficient
Unchanged from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Washington
Median 47% · 267 school districts compared
5,828 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%48%proficient
+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Washington
Median 40% · 263 school districts compared
5,803 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 4.8% · $12.5M
- State
- 69% · $179.1M
- Local
- 26% · $68.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,745
- Support services
- $5,908
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $16.3M
- Long-term debt
- $164.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richland School District Early Learning CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 301 | 16.7 | — | — |
Badger Mountain ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 605 | 18.7 | 62% | 53% |
| K–5 | 441 | 17.6 | 69% | 67% | |
Jason Lee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 518 | 16.7 | 48% | 42% |
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 418 | 14.7 | 56% | 52% |
Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 471 | 15.9 | 65% | 61% |
Marcus Whitman ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 467 | 18.7 | 53% | 49% |
| Pre-K–5 | 594 | 19.5 | 73% | 65% | |
Sacajawea ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 474 | 17.6 | 43% | 36% |
Tapteal Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 458 | 17.5 | 49% | 42% |
| Pre-K–5 | 653 | 19.3 | 60% | 60% | |
William Wiley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 493 | 16.4 | 68% | 60% |
Carmichael Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 791 | 20.4 | 44% | 36% |
Chief Joseph Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 659 | 18.8 | 45% | 34% |
Enterprise Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 745 | 19.9 | 57% | 42% |
| 6–8 | 805 | 19.9 | 73% | 57% | |
| 9–12 | 1,959 | 22.9 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 2,218 | 23.3 | — | — | |
Rivers Edge High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 245 | 24.5 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Pacific Crest Online AcademyFully virtual | K–12 | 325 | 17.1 | 45% | 24% |
Special ProgramsSpecial education | Pre-K–12 | 14 | — | — | — |
Three Rivers Home LinkAlternative | K–12 | 756 | 38.3 | 57% | 48% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 6972 Keene Road, West RICHLAND, WA 99353
- Phone
- (509)967-6000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.