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White River School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
White River School District runs 10 public schools with 4,475 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.3 students per teacher is 1.1 higher than the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 4,475
- Teachers (FTE)
- 232
- Students per teacher
- 19.3
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 240 N a St, Buckley, WA 98321
- Phone
- (360)829-0600
- County
- Pierce County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5309780
- State district ID
- WA-27416
- Total staff (FTE)
- 490
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 448 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 16.0
Students per teacher compared
This district19.3
Washington18.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,002), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $79.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.8 million
- State revenue
- $55.4 million
- Local revenue
- $20.0 million
- Total spending
- $73.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,299
- Salaries
- $32.5 million44.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $82.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.8%
- State: 69.9%
- Local: 25.3%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,299
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in White River School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Elk Ridge Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 564 | 16.6 |
| Foothills Elementary | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 470 | 15.2 |
| Glacier Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 999 | 20.8 |
| Mountain Meadow Elementary | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 443 | 17.7 |
| White River Early Learning Center | Elementary | PK to K | 360 | 18.9 |
| White River High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,340 | 23.1 |
| White River Homeschool | Other | K to 12 | 0 | |
| White River Reengagement Program | High | 9 to 12 | 40 | |
| White River Special Ed Services | Elementary | PK to K | 6 | |
| Wilkeson Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 253 | 16.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Pierce County
- Tacoma School District 28,847 students
- Puyallup School District 23,026 students
- Bethel School District 21,450 students
- Clover Park School District 12,345 students
- Sumner-Bonney Lake School District 10,743 students
- Peninsula School District 9,015 students
- Franklin Pierce School District 7,187 students
- University Place School District 5,635 students
- Fife School District 3,983 students
- Steilacoom Hist. School District 3,005 students
- Orting School District 2,809 students
- Eatonville School District 1,995 students
- Dieringer School District 1,424 students
- Bates Technical College 343 students
- Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary 232 students
More in Washington
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.