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Selah School District

Selah School District in Washington: 10 public schools with 3,784 students and 17.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,487 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
3,784
Students per teacher
17.0
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,487
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)
222
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
344
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.6
Librarians (FTE): —

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%

35%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

1,640 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

31%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

1,630 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.6K15
$10.7K16
$10.9K17
$11.4K18
$12.4K19
$12.3K20
$14.2K21
$15.1K22
$15.6K23
$16.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.9% · $5.4M
State
77% · $53.2M
Local
15% · $10.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,946
Support services
$5,732
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.3M
Long-term debt
$59M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
1–249212.7——
Pre-K–K36217.5——
K–833———
Selah Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all
3–580616.4——
Selah Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–887118.536%24%
6–1213———
Selah Academy OnlineAlternativeMostly virtual
9–1235———
9–120———
Selah High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,15918.0——
Selah Open DoorsAlternative
9–1213———

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
316 W Naches Ave, Selah, WA 98942
Phone
(509)698-8001