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White River High School

๐Ÿ“ 26928 120th St E, Buckley, Pierce County, 98321

1,263
Pupils
22.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

White River High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buckley, Pierce County. The school has 1,263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the White River School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
White River School District

Enrollment & staffing

White River High School enrolls 1,263 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.

Male students
640 (51%)
Female students
622 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
56.7
Student-teacher ratio
22.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White98878%
Hispanic or Latino17013%
Two or more races614.8%
Asian231.8%
Black or African American9<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

399 of the school's 1,263 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 89 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

White River High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-80, state senate district 31, state house district 31.

School district: White River School District

White River High School is one of 10 schools in White River School District, based in BUCKLEY, Washington. The district serves 4,475 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,263 students, White River High School is larger than the district average of about 448 students per school.

4,475
District students
10
Schools
221
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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