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Kennewick School District

Item: Kennewick School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

1000 W. 4th Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336-5601

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (509) 222-5000

www.ksd.org

Top Rankings

Kennewick School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

33 Schools

1,823 Schools

# Students

19,311 Students

735,399 Students

# Teachers

1,038 Teachers

44,937 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Kennewick School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 307 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 79% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WA)

#154 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Kennewick School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

33%

40%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kennewick School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

50%

53%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kennewick School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

43%

49%

78%

84%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Kennewick School District and public school graduation rate of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.60

0.68

# American Indian Students

53 Students

9,860 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

332 Students

63,982 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

7,579 Students

184,067 Students

% Hispanic Students

39%

25%

# Black Students

570 Students

34,810 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

9,648 Students

357,157 Students

% White Students

50%

49%

# Hawaiian Students

66 Students

10,447 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,040 Students

67,117 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

392

12,644

# Students in K Grade:

1,273

76,513

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,407

80,828

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,389

77,118

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,385

80,230

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,366

81,002

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,439

80,530

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,420

81,104

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,352

70,889

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,448

72,041

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,481

5,420

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,521

5,465

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,710

5,256

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,728

6,359

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,860 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,857. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $18,075 is less than the state median of $19,309. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$345 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Kennewick School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$349 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart displays total spending of Kennewick School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$17,860

$18,857

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Kennewick School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$18,075

$19,309

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Kennewick School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 33 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 19,311 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 50%
: 78% (Btm 50% in WA)
: Bottom 50%
: 33% (Btm 50%)
: 50% (Top 50%)
: 43% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education