Pasco School District (Washington)

"Pasco School District" redirects here. For the school district in Florida, see Pasco County Schools.

Pasco School District No. 1
Address
1215 W. Lewis Street
Pasco, Washington
United States
Coordinates46°13′42″N 119°06′11″W / 46.22833°N 119.10306°W / 46.22833; -119.10306
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12
EstablishedJanuary 10, 1885 (January 10, 1885)
SuperintendentMichelle Whitney
Schools25
Budget$313.5 million (2023–24)[1]
NCES District ID5306570[2]
Students and staff
Students18,515
Teachers1,056
Staff982
Other information
Websitepsd1.org

Pasco School District No. 1 (PSD) is a public school district in Pasco, Washington, United States, part of the Tri-Cities area. It serves over 18,500 K–12 students in the city of Pasco and surrounding parts of unincorporated Franklin County.[2][3] As of 2024, the district operates 17 elementary schools, four middle schools, and four high schools.[4]

Programs offered by PSD include the largest dual language program in Washington, serving over 2,190 students who are educated in both English and Spanish.[5] The district launched a digital learning academy in 2023 that consolidates four online schools that offer remote learning to 600 students.[6] The school district's superintendent has been Michelle Whitney since 2016.[7]

  1. ^ "Pasco School District Fiscal Year 2023–2024 Budget" (PDF). Pasco School District. August 31, 2023. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Pasco School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. ^ School Districts (Map). Franklin County. April 25, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Rosane, Eric (January 9, 2024). "Pasco schools buy up another $4M in farmland near new high school. What we know". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Rosane, Eric (October 17, 2022). "Opening up jobs to students by teaching other languages. Pasco program is 'best' in WA". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Rosane, Eric (August 29, 2023). "It's the end of COVID money. Some worry how Tri-Cities schools will spend final dollars". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Beaver, Ty (February 23, 2016). "Pasco board confirms Whitney as future superintendent". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved February 27, 2024.