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White River High School

PublicRegular
Buckley, Washington · White River School District
Teachers57.0FTE
Ratio23.7:1students per teacher
Students1,351enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,351
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher23.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch33%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
2.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
58
1.8%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,340
0.8%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
10
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.7:118.6:120.5:122.4:124.4:12020202120222023202421.6:122.0:122.6:123.7:123.1:1White River High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,1731,2111,2491,2881,3261,364555556575858202020212022202320241,1861,2521,2631,3511,3405557565758EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,1861,2521,2631,3511,340
Teacher FTE5557565758
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.6:122.0:122.6:123.7:123.1:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience10.4 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree68%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.