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Palouse School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Palouse.

Palouse’s School Grade A better than 94% of Washington school districts

Students
191
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,910
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
The gist

What stands out about Palouse School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the WA average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 289 Washington 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
APalouse 1,019

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Palouse. Grade by grade →

PK–5Palouse ElementaryThis district
6–8Palouse at Garfield Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Palouse High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.1% · 77 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 53.4% · 78 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 83.8% · 19 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$22,910 per student · 24% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 77%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
177’20
171’21
166’22
178’23
191’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

Schools in the district

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

Palouse Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palouse
100 students10:1
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palouse
34 students
Palouse High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palouse
57 students8:1

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 Washington.