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Pullman School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Pullman and Albion.

Pullman’s School Grade A better than 91% of Washington school districts

Students
2,731
Schools
6
Spent per student
$16,141
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$61.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pullman School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the WA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $61.7M, about $22,596 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
APullman 33,756Albion 540

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pullman. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Lincoln Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Pullman High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 40.1% · 1,355 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 53.4% · 1,362 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 83.8% · 208 in the class

97% 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
$16,141 per student · 12% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 67%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,615’20
2,654’21
2,740’22
2,689’23
2,731’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pullman
335 students13:1
Sunnyside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pullman
326 students16:1
Kamiak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pullman
315 students13:1
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pullman
274 students15:1
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pullman
643 students20:1
Pullman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pullman
838 students19:1

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.