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School districts in Whitman County, WA
Whitman County has 13 regular public school districts, enrolling 4,635 students in 2024–25. The largest is Pullman School District (2,731 students, 59% of the county), followed by Colfax School District and Tekoa School District. 12 of the 13 offer kindergarten. Washington's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by August 31.
The 13 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullman School District 240 SE DEXTER ST, PULLMAN | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,731 | 175 | (509) 332-3581 |
| Colfax School District 1207 N MORTON ST, COLFAX | K–12 | 2 | 533 | 57 | (509) 397-3042 |
| Tekoa School District 135 N COLLEGE AVE, TEKOA also serves Spokane County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 206 | 23 | (509) 284-3281 |
| Palouse School District 600 E ALDER ST, PALOUSE | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 191 | 24 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 878-1921 |
| Colton School District 706 UNION, COLTON | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 166 | 27 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 229-3385 |
| Rosalia School District 916 S JOSEPHINE AVE, ROSALIA also serves Spokane County | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 163 | 16 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 523-3061 |
| Oakesdale School District FIRST & MCCOY, OAKESDALE | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 153 | 15 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 285-5296 |
| St. John School District 301 W NOB HL, SAINT JOHN also serves Spokane County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 145 | 21 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 397-8058 |
| Garfield School District 810 N THIRD ST, GARFIELD | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 127 | 6 | (509) 635-1331 |
| Endicott School District 308 SCHOOL DR, ENDICOTT also serves Adams County | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 83 | 7 | (509) 397-8059 |
| LaCrosse School District 111 Hill Avenue, LACROSSE also serves Adams County | K–12 | 2 | 61 | 8 | (509) 549-3591 |
| Steptoe School District 12 TENNESSEE ST, STEPTOE | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 47 | 9 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 397-3119 |
| Lamont School District 602 MAIN ST, LAMONT also serves Adams County | 5–8 | 1 | 29 | — | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (509) 257-2463 |
Whitman County at a glance
Together the 13 districts run 27 schools from offices in 13 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Lamont School District, with 29 students; the median Whitman County district has 153. By grade span: 8 Pre-K–12, 2 K–12, 2 Pre-K–8 and 1 5–8. Without kindergarten: Lamont School District (5–8).
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 12 districts that report a K grade: 388 children. The biggest kindergarten was Pullman School District's, with 175; Colfax School District had 57, and the smallest, Garfield School District, had 6.
Whitman County holds 13 of Washington's 298 regular districts (4.4%) and 0.4% of its 1,087,695 public school students, ranking 6th of 39 counties by number of districts and 28th by enrollment. By size, 1 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 12 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 172 students.
6 districts reach past the county line: Tekoa School District (into Spokane County), Rosalia School District (into Spokane County), St. John School District (into Spokane County), Endicott School District (into Adams County), LaCrosse School District (into Adams County) and Lamont School District (into Adams County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 6 of Whitman County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 7 of the 13 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Pullman School District · Colfax School District · Tekoa School District · Garfield School District · Endicott School District · LaCrosse School District
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