Regular local school district · Adams County
Othello School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
Othello School District runs 9 public schools with 4,654 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 4,654
- Teachers (FTE)
- 248
- Students per teacher
- 18.8
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1025 S 1st Ave, Othello, WA 99344
- Phone
- (509)488-2659
- County
- Adams County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5306480
- State district ID
- WA-01147
- Total staff (FTE)
- 522
- School counselors (FTE)
- 12.0About 388 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 16.0
Students per teacher compared
This district18.8
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 (4,691), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $70.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.8 million
- State revenue
- $58.4 million
- Local revenue
- $5.3 million
- Total spending
- $69.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,738
- Salaries
- $38.9 million56.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $15.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.6%
- State: 82.9%
- Local: 7.5%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,738
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in Othello School District
By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Desert Oasis High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 117 | 16.7 |
| Early Childhood CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 146 | 73.0 |
| Hiawatha Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 579 | 17.5 |
| Lutacaga ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 541 | 16.4 |
| McFarland Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 702 | 20.1 |
| Open Door Re-Engagement | High | 9 to 12 | 20 | |
| Othello High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,338 | 20.9 |
| Scootney Springs ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 605 | 18.3 |
| Wahitis Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 606 | 15.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Adams County
- Ritzville School District 415 students
- Lind School District 170 students
- Washtucna School District 71 students
- Benge School District 14 students
More in Washington
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.