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B−

Wasco Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Wasco.

Wasco’s School Grade C better than 26% of California school districts

Students
1,781
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,295
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Debt
$26.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wasco Union High School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $26.8M, about $15,045 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CWasco 26,525

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wasco. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsWasco Union Elementary School District
6–82 middle schoolsWasco Union Elementary School District
9–12Wasco HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.1% · 455 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 46.7% · 461 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 86.2% · 479 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,295 per student · 9% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 51%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,919’20
1,899’21
1,853’22
1,806’23
1,781’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 94%White 3%Black 2%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Wasco High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wasco
B−
1,672 students21:1
Wasco Independence High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wasco
D−
109 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.