White River School District
A public school district in Buckley, Washington, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,475
- Students enrolled
- 232.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 490.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,365
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,475 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,161st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 67th of 324 in Washington. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,365 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
White River School District spent $14,365 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,499 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,365 | $63.3 million | 4,408 |
| FY2022 | $13,938 | $60.4 million | 4,331 |
| FY2021 | $13,447 | $53.8 million | 4,002 |
| FY2020 | $12,722 | $53.0 million | 4,165 |
| FY2019 | $12,699 | $51.9 million | 4,089 |
| FY2018 | $11,622 | $45.1 million | 3,883 |
| FY2017 | $10,806 | $40.3 million | 3,734 |
| FY2016 | $10,558 | $38.3 million | 3,630 |
| FY2015 | $10,063 | $36.6 million | 3,633 |
| FY2014 | $9,629 | $34.9 million | 3,625 |
| FY2013 | $9,126 | $34.3 million | 3,754 |
| FY2012 | $8,964 | $35.4 million | 3,945 |
| FY2011 | $8,665 | $35.4 million | 4,089 |
| FY2010 | $8,664 | $36.5 million | 4,217 |
| FY2009 | $8,907 | $38.6 million | 4,329 |
| FY2008 | $8,608 | $38.5 million | 4,469 |
| FY2007 | $8,148 | $36.9 million | 4,526 |
| FY2006 | $7,596 | $34.7 million | 4,570 |
| FY2005 | $7,499 | $33.1 million | 4,418 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 3.1% |
| State | $51.9 million | 65.1% |
| Local | $25.3 million | 31.8% |
| Total | $79.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Elk Ridge Elementary | 564 |
| Foothills Elementary | 470 |
| Glacier Middle School | 999 |
| Mountain Meadow Elementary | 443 |
| White River Early Learning Center | 360 |
| White River High School | 1,340 |
| White River Homeschool | 0 |
| White River Reengagement Program | 40 |
| White River Special Ed Services | 6 |
| Wilkeson Elementary School | 253 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5309780
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Washington — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Washington — A to Z, each with its page.
- Washington on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved