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Wapato School District

Wapato School District in Washington: 11 public schools with 3,198 students and 16.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,856 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
3,198
Students per teacher
16.9
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,856
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)
189
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
291
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.6
Librarians (FTE): 1.7

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%

22%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

1,357 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

17%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

1,360 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
$10.6K15
$11.2K16
$11.8K17
$12.6K18
$13.8K19
$14.3K20
$15.8K21
$18.2K22
$19.5K23
$19.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
28% · $18.7M
State
67% · $45.5M
Local
5.2% · $3.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,865
Support services
$8,081
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$13.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Adams ElementaryFree meals for all
3–539415.819%19%
Camas ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–245216.6——
Satus ElementaryFree meals for all
3–529815.635%31%
Simcoe Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–232913.3——
K–56———
Wapato Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–873718.6——
6–88———
Pace Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–128812.1——
9–120———
Wapato High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1285318.5——
9–1233———

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
212 W 3RD St, Wapato, WA 98951
Phone
(509)877-4181
Website