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Yakima School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Yakima School District runs 29 public schools with 15,488 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.7 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
29
Students
15,488
Teachers (FTE)
875
Students per teacher
17.7
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
104 N 4th Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
Phone
(509)573-7000
County
Yakima County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5310110
State district ID
WA-39007
Total staff (FTE)
1,795
School counselors (FTE)
39.0About 397 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
50.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district17.7
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 (15,858), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$254.4 million
Federal revenue
$34.0 million
State revenue
$195.1 million
Local revenue
$25.3 million
Total spending
$245.9 million
Spending per pupil
$15,508
Salaries
$142.6 million58.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$87.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 76.7%
  • Local: 10.0%

Washington overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,508
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Yakima School District

By level: 10 high, 4 middle, 14 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Adams Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 564316.9
Barge-Lincoln Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 551815.7
Davis High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,35920.5
Discovery Early Learning CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK30318.9
Eisenhower High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,25821.3
Franklin Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 884820.2
Garfield Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 550716.9
Gilbert Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 541514.3
Hoover Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 558216.2
Juvenile Detention CenterHigh5 to 122311.5
K-8 Learning LabElementary1 to 8122122.0
Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 881519.0
Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 548515.6
Mcclure Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 555915.5
Mckinley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 540315.5
Nob Hill Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 533914.7
Ridgeview ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 553314.8
Ridgeview Group HomeHigh7 to 1233.0
Robertson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 547315.8
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545515.7
Stanton AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 1218314.1
Washington Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 874818.7
Whitney ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543316.0
Wilson Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 884019.5
Yakima Adult JailHigh7 to 120
Yakima OnlineHigh9 to 1235588.8
Yakima Open DoorsHigh9 to 12272272.0
Yakima Satellite Alternative ProgramsHigh6 to 121414.0
Yakima Valley Technical Skills CenterHigh9 to 120

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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.