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White River School District is located close to the center of Washington. White River School District has 404.76 square miles of land area and 1.92 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total White River School District population is 21,088. White River School District median household income is $68,788 in 2010-2014. White River School District median house value is $236,800 in 2010-2014. On average, White River School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (126 out of 238, bottom 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (68 out of 274, top 25%)* Rank: #123
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	21,088 (2010-2014), rank #75
Population Growth	-15.09% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	51.85/sq mi, rank #131
Median Household Income:	$68,788 at 2010-2014—2.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #36
Median House Price:	$236,800 at 2010-2014—-8.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #93
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	404.76 sq mi, rank #49
Water Area:	1.92 sq mi (0.47%), rank #181
State:	Washington
County:	Pierce County
City:	Buckley, Prairie Heights, Prairie Ridge, South Prairie, Wilkeson, Orting, Greenwater, Enumclaw, Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps
Zip:	98321, 98391, 98360, 98385, 98396, 98022
Area:	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

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White River School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

240 North A St

Buckley WA, 98321, Pierce County

Phone: 360-829-0600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,625	3,754	3,945	4,089	4,217	4,329	4,469
English Language Learner Students:	61	57	54	41	23	35	35
Total Teachers:	174.61	177.17	180.54	189.71	192.96	214.80	222.00
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.00	2.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	15.73	11.29	10.08	9.37	9.12	8.40	11.20
Elementary:	74.49	73.98	76.02	80.14	78.94	89.70	89.30
Secondary:	82.39	89.50	91.44	97.20	100.90	114.70	119.50
Ungraded:	0.00	0.40	1.00	0.50	2.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	171.15	177.73	185.97	187.77	194.69	201.80	225.60
Instructional Aides:	27.90	29.98	30.50	31.35	32.38	36.80	45.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	4.00	4.00	3.99	9.20	9.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.66	2.32	2.32	2.33	2.32	5.10	4.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.34	3.68	1.68	1.67	1.67	4.10	5.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.80	3.80
Library/Media Support:	2.21	2.10	2.24	1.28	0.41	0.40	1.20
District Administrators:	9.93	10.43	11.26	10.93	5.75	6.00	8.00
District Administrative Support:	9.91	10.93	10.94	10.41	8.50	8.10	8.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.66	9.00	9.25	13.00	14.00
School Administrative Support:	13.38	15.17	14.83	15.29	15.77	17.90	18.80
Student Support Services:	10.70	10.70	11.10	12.20	12.89	9.50	12.20
Other Support Services:	80.12	81.42	88.94	90.81	102.25	97.10	103.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.76	21.19	21.85	21.55	21.85	20.15	20.13

Schools

Collins Alternative Programs	Grade 4 to Grade 12	27515 120th St East, Buckley WA 98321
Elk Ridge Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	340 River Ave North, Buckley WA 98321
Foothills Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	10621 234th Ave East, Buckley WA 98321
Glacier Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	240 North C St, Buckley WA 98321
Mountain Meadow Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	11812 Mundy Loss Rd, Buckley WA 98321
White River High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	26928 120th St East, Buckley WA 98321
White River Special Ed Services	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	240 North A St, Buckley WA 98321
Wilkeson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	640 Railroad Ave, Southworth WA 98386

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	74.8%	64.1%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	82.7%	81.7%
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	57.2%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	73.9%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	81.0%	80.7%
2011	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	79%	72.9%
2012	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	84%	79.1%
2013	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	88.2%	89.4%
HSPE Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	42.8%	41.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.4%	78.8%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.9%	82.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.1%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.8%	83.5%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44.5%	44.7%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53.7%	49.7%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.8%	85.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	86%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.2%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.7%	84.9%
MSP Test
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.2%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.8%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.3%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.6%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.2%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72.2%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39.9%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49.3%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59.5%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.7%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	71.4%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49%	55.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46.6%	56.9%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.5%	59.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	63.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	63.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.9%	56.4%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	71.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	68.7%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	70.2%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	71%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	71.0%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34%	51.5%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48%	50.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	55.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.4%	53.2%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.1%	69.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	67.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.2%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.3%	54.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	61.5%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	66.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.1%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	29.5%	43.9%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	35.5%	47.5%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43.6%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43.5%	50.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	47.9%	49.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	36.6%	45.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56.6%	64.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63.9%	72.9%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.5%	81.9%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	80.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.4%	81.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.1%	80.9%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	23.6%	32.2%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	28%	35.8%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	25.5%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	26.1%	36.3%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	29.7%	39.7%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	28.3%	38.6%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	50.7%	65.2%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	56%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.3%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	83.6%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.6%	86.2%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.4%	86.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.8%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.1%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.7%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.7%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.4%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.1%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	58.9%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.3%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.6%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.8%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.5%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.6%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.9%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.3%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.5%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.4%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	73.9%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25.4%	28.2%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	35%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.3%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.5%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.5%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	48.3%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.9%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49.3%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46.4%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.8%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.9%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.9%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.9%	72%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	38.7%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.2%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.6%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.1%	54.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.4%	50.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.9%	51.8%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.4%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.6%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	68.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	62.8%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.1%	59.3%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.9%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.6%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63%	68.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	69.7%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64%	69.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.7%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.4%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.3%	51.5%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.8%	50.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.8%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	65.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67.5%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.6%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.1%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.1%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.3%	47.9%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	51.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$43,650,000	$11,065		$45,571,000	$11,145		$45,557,000	$10,803
Federal:	$1,932,000	$490	4.4%	$3,488,000	$853	7.7%	$3,639,000	$863	8.0%
State:	$24,442,000	$6,196	56.0%	$24,287,000	$5,940	53.3%	$25,950,000	$6,154	57.0%
Local:	$17,276,000	$4,379	39.6%	$17,796,000	$4,352	39.1%	$15,968,000	$3,787	35.1%
Total Expenditures:	$38,528,000	$9,766		$38,434,000	$9,399		$39,651,000	$9,403
Total Current Expenditures:	$35,362,000	$8,964		$35,430,000	$8,665		$36,535,000	$8,664
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,612,000	$4,971	55.5%	$20,788,000	$5,084	58.7%	$21,567,000	$5,114	59.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,689,000	$1,189	13.3%	$3,760,000	$920	10.6%	$3,824,000	$907	10.5%
Administration:	$4,398,000	$1,115	12.4%	$4,025,000	$984	11.4%	$4,113,000	$975	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,663,000	$1,689	18.8%	$6,857,000	$1,677	19.4%	$7,031,000	$1,667	19.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$762,000	$193		$320,000	$78		$649,000	$154
Construction:	$105,000	$27		$227,000	$56		$0	$0
Total Other:	$372,000	$94		$374,000	$91		$398,000	$94
Interest on Debt:	$1,745,000	$442		$1,980,000	$484		$1,933,000	$458

Total Salary:	$22,144,000	$5,613		$22,539,000	$5,512		$22,617,000	$5,363
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$13,522,000	$3,428	61.1%	$14,213,000	$3,476	63.1%	$14,229,000	$3,374	62.9%
Other Salary:	$8,622,000	$2,186	38.9%	$8,326,000	$2,036	36.9%	$8,388,000	$1,989	37.1%
Total Benefit:	$7,559,000	$1,916		$7,267,000	$1,777		$7,902,000	$1,874
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,398,000	$1,115	58.2%	$4,311,000	$1,054	59.3%	$4,974,000	$1,180	62.9%
Other Benefit:	$3,161,000	$801	41.8%	$2,956,000	$723	40.7%	$2,928,000	$694	37.1%

* White River School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.