White Salmon Valley School District, Washington

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White Salmon Valley School District
District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,114 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

White Salmon Valley School District is a school district in Washington (Klickitat and Skamania counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,114 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The White Salmon Valley School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Laurie Stanton		2027
Matthew Byrne	2023	2027
Kris Ostness	2023	2027
Pat Dempsey		2025
Peter Harkema		2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$1,022,000	$875	6%
Local:	$4,542,000	$3,889	25%
State:	$12,813,000	$10,970	70%
Total:	$18,377,000	$15,734

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$21,121,000	$18,083
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,329,000	$13,124
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,379,000	$8,029	44%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,313,000	$1,124	6%
Administration:	$2,314,000	$1,981	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$2,323,000	$1,988	11%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,611,000	$3,091
Construction:	$3,133,000	$2,682
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$6,000	$5
Interest on Debt:	$233,000	$199

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	45	PS	PS	20-24	PS	60-79	56
2017-2018	41	PS		15-19	<50	40-59	54
2016-2017	41	PS	PS	15-19	PS	40-59	52
2015-2016	38	PS		15-19	PS	>=50	49
2014-2015	40	>=50	PS	15-19	PS	>=50	49
2013-2014	52	PS	PS	30-34	PS	>=50	63
2012-2013	51	<50	PS	25-29	PS	>=50	63
2011-2012	50	>=50	PS	30-34	PS	>=50	63
2010-2011	49	>=50	PS	25-29	PS	60-79	60

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	54	PS	PS	25-29	PS	60-79	66
2017-2018	52	PS		25-29	<50	60-79	66
2016-2017	54	PS	PS	25-29	PS	60-79	66
2015-2016	51	PS		25-29	PS	40-59	63
2014-2015	47	<50	PS	25-29	PS	>=50	58
2013-2014	65	PS	PS	40-44	PS	>=50	78
2012-2013	61	>=50	PS	35-39	PS	>=50	74
2011-2012	59	>=50	PS	35-39	PS	>=50	73
2010-2011	60	>=50	<50	35-39	PS	>=80	72

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	>=95	PS		>=90		PS	90-94
2018-2019	90-94	PS		80-89	PS	PS	90-94
2017-2018	90-94	PS		>=90	PS	PS	90-94
2016-2017	80-84	PS		80-89			80-89
2015-2016	85-89	PS	PS	60-79	PS	PS	90-94
2014-2015	85-89	PS		60-79		PS	90-94
2013-2014	80-84			70-79		PS	80-89
2012-2013	85-89	PS		>=80		>=50	85-89
2011-2012	80-84	PS		80-89		>=50	70-79
2010-2011	65-69	PS	PS	70-79	PS	PS	>=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	1,114	-0.5
2021-2022	1,120	-4.3
2020-2021	1,168	-10.4
2019-2020	1,289	1.4
2018-2019	1,271	-3.9
2017-2018	1,320	1.6
2016-2017	1,299	0.5
2015-2016	1,292	-1.1
2014-2015	1,306	-1.0
2013-2014	1,319	2.6
2012-2013	1,285	-12.9
2011-2012	1,451	12.0
2010-2011	1,277	5.4
2009-2010	1,208	-1.7
2008-2009	1,229	3.9
2007-2008	1,181	0.7
2006-2007	1,173	-2.3
2005-2006	1,200	-0.3
2004-2005	1,204	-2.0
2003-2004	1,228	-5.3
2002-2003	1,293	1.9
2001-2002	1,269	-3.5
2000-2001	1,313	-2.1
1999-2000	1,340	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	White Salmon Valley School District (%)	Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.1	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6	8.7
Black	0.5	4.8
Hispanic	32.9	25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.4	1.4
Two or More Races	3.9	8.8
White	60.7	49.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, White Salmon Valley School District had 66.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.77.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	5.73
Elementary:	29.71
Secondary:	30.97
Total:	66.41

White Salmon Valley School District employed 1.72 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	1.72
District Administrative Support:	0.92
School Administrators:	4.00
School Administrative Support:	7.67

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	8.39
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.81
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	0.00
Other Support Services:	34.25

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The White Salmon Valley School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Columbia High School	365	9-12
Hulan L Whitson Elem	295	KG-3
Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School	264	4-6
Wayne M Henkle Middle School	173	7-8
White Salmon Academy	17	9-12

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