Wasco Union High School District

Public Grades 9–12 C+School Grade

High school for Wasco.

At a glance

1,781Students enrolled

2Schools

$19,295Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

88%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency15%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts49%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

State average 87.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,295

per student each year · 9% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration42%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)36%

State51%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,919’20

1,899’21

1,853’22

1,806’23

1,781’24

Students

Hispanic · 94%1,683

White · 3%53

Black · 2%32

Asian · 1%10

Two or more races · 0%2

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district

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Wasco HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,672 students · Wasco

BPublic 🏫

Wasco Independence HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 109 students · Wasco

DPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.