Walla Walla Public Schools by the numbers

WHO WE ARE

• Student Total - 6193

• Special Education Students - 702

• English Language Learners - 839

• Percent Receiving Free or Reduced-Price Meals - 56%

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS

• Elementary Schools - 6

• Middle Schools - 2

• High Schools - 2

• Skills Center - 1

• Preschool (Head Start/ECEAP) 1

• Other Instructional Programs (Homelink & Opportunity) - 2

ETHNIC DIVERSITY

Data: October 2013

• American Indian/Alaskan Native - less than 1%

• Asian - 1%

• Pacific Islander - less than 1%

• African American - less than 1%

• Hispanic - 37%

• White - 57%

• Multi-Racial - 3%

GRADUATION RATES

Lincoln High School

4-year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2012)    55.6%

5-year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2011)    69.0%

Walla Walla High School

4-year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2012)    88.3%

5-year Cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2011)    94.4%

Source: OSPI - Washington State Report Card

District Financial Resources (from 2012-13)

• General Fund budget $61,477,889 (2012-13 budget)

• Cost per student annually - $10,059

Source: OSPI Financial Reporting Summary FY 2012-13

How School Dollars Are Invested

Central Administration                  6.1%

Building Administration                 5.7%

Teaching & Teaching Support     70.7%

School Nutrition Services              3.8%

Maintenance & Operations         9.4%

Pupil Transportation                       1.6%

Other                                                    2.7%

Source: OSPI Financial Reporting Summary FY 2012-13

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Grade                   2008-09                2013-14

Kindergarten     419                         453

First                       468                         432

Second                 448                         428

Third                      465                         486

Fourth                  422                         440

Fifth                       410                         435

Sixth                      398                         460

Seventh               430                         434

Eighth                   453                         429

Ninth                     527                         536

Tenth                    524                         547

Eleventh              539                         536

Twelfth                                549                         604

SOCIAL ECONOMIC

                                2008-09                2013-14

Free/Reduced   53%                        56%

Price Lunch

(based on income, percent of students who qualify for free/reduced price meals)          

Homeless            191 (2010-11)     245

(Number of homeless students reporting)

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

Student to Teacher Ratio: 2013-14

K-1 - 24

2-5 - 24

6-8 - 24

9-12 - 24

STAFFING (AS OF SUMMER 2014)

• Certificated Administrators - 21

• Certificated Staff - 385

(Master’s Degrees - 308 / Highly Qualified - 99%)

• Classified Staff (including management) - 404

HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

Walla Walla Public Schools continues to be committed to hiring and retaining "Highly Qualified" teachers. The average teacher in Walla Walla has over fourteen years of experience and at least 75% of these teachers hold a master's degree. National Board Certified teacher percentage - 12%.

HIGHLY QUALIFIED PARA-EDUCATORS

Most classroom para-educators who work for Walla Walla Public Schools are highly qualified. This means that they have either completed an AA degree or higher, have 72 college level credits or passed the State Para-Pro Assessment test.