At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
15,488
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
29
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$18,941
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,147
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 15,754
- Teachers (FTE)
- 809.53
- Student–teacher ratio
- 19.5:1
What current records say about Yakima School District
Yakima School District operates 29 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in YAKIMA, Washington. NCES reports 15,488 students and 875.28 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Washington agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 20 of 298 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $18,941 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,147 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 114 of 295 in Washington. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 30.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 875.28
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $294,586,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Yakima School District
YAKIMA, Washington
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 46.6021, -120.5155
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White13.5%
- Hispanic82.2%
- Black0.9%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Yakima School District
29 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 29 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 643 | 16.7:1 | |
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 518 | 15.3:1 | |
| Davis High School | High09–12 | 2,359 | 20.4:1 | |
| Discovery Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 303 | 18.9:1 | |
| Eisenhower High School | High09–12 | 2,258 | 21.3:1 | |
| Franklin Middle School | Middle06–08 | 848 | 20.2:1 | |
| Garfield Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 507 | 16.4:1 | |
| Gilbert Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 415 | 14.2:1 | |
| Hoover Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 582 | 16:1 | |
| Juvenile Detention Center | High05–12 | 23 | 11.5:1 | |
| K-8 Virtual School | Elementary01–08 | 122 | 122:1 | |
| Lewis & Clark Middle School | Middle06–08 | 815 | 18.6:1 | |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 485 | 15.5:1 | |
| Mcclure Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 559 | 15.4:1 | |
| Mckinley Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 403 | 15.3:1 | |
| Nob Hill Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 339 | 14.6:1 | |
| Ridgeview Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 533 | 14.6:1 | |
| Ridgeview Group Home | High07–12 | 3 | 3:1 | |
| Robertson Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 473 | 15.4:1 | |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 455 | 15.6:1 | |
| Stanton Academy | High09–12 | 183 | 13.6:1 | |
| Washington Middle School | Middle06–08 | 748 | 18.7:1 | |
| Whitney Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 433 | 15.9:1 | |
| Wilson Middle School | Middle06–08 | 840 | 19.5:1 |