Skip to content
BCER

Regular local school district · Klickitat County

Goldendale School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Goldendale School District runs 5 public schools with 3,013 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 25.1 students per teacher is 6.9 higher than the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
3,013
Teachers (FTE)
120
Students per teacher
25.1
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
604 E. Brooks St, Goldendale, WA 98620
County
Klickitat County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5303090
State district ID
WA-20404
Total staff (FTE)
180
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 1,004 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district25.1
Washington18.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,184), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$26.9 million
Federal revenue
$1.5 million
State revenue
$22.4 million
Local revenue
$3.1 million
Total spending
$27.0 million
Spending per pupil
$12,364
Salaries
$6.5 million24.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$263,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.4%
  • State: 83.2%
  • Local: 11.3%

Washington overall

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 67.2%
  • Local: 24.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,364
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Goldendale School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Goldendale High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1232223.0
Goldendale Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 825519.6
Goldendale Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 430217.8
Goldendale Support Service CenterPrekindergartenPK13
Washington Connections Academy GoldendaleOtherK to 122,12129.1

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.