Deer Park School District

Public school district · Spokane County · Washington · NCES district ID 5302070

Deer Park School District spent $13,402 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 99% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,250). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,689 students in 2024-25; 76.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,526 per student, up 8.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Washington districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Deer Park in enrollment (2,602 to 2,976 students) and Deer Park itself.

Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Deer Park, FY23Tukwila $22,639; Anacortes $18,124; Washougal $17,867; Sequim $17,501; Lakewood $17,114; Orting $16,034; Pullman Public Schools $15,771; Ephrata $14,422; Deer Park $13,402; Goldendale School District 404 $12,739; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k15k20k25kTukwila$22,639Anacortes$18,124Washougal$17,867Sequim$17,501Lakewood$17,114Orting$16,034Pullman Public Schools$15,771Ephrata$14,422Deer Park$13,402Goldendale School District 404$12,739State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Deer Park, FY23Tukwila $22,639; Anacortes $18,124; Washougal $17,867; Sequim $17,501; Lakewood $17,114; Orting $16,034; Pullman Public Schools $15,771; Ephrata $14,422; Deer Park $13,402; Goldendale School District 404 $12,739; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k15k20k25kTukwila$22,639Anacortes$18,124Washougal$17,867Sequim$17,501Lakewood$17,114Orting$16,034Pullman Public Schools$15,771Ephrata$14,422Deer Park$13,402Goldendale School District 404$12,739State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Deer Park, FY23Tukwila $22,639; Anacortes $18,124; Washougal $17,867; Sequim $17,501; Lakewood $17,114; Orting $16,034; Pullman Public Schools $15,771; Ephrata $14,422; Deer Park $13,402; Goldendale School District 404 $12,739; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k15k20k25kTukwila$22,639Anacortes$18,124Washougal$17,867Sequim$17,501Lakewood$17,114Orting$16,034Pullman Public Schools$15,771Ephrata$14,422Deer Park$13,402Goldendale School District 404$12,739State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, Washington districts closest in size to Deer Park, FY23Tukwila $22,639; Anacortes $18,124; Washougal $17,867; Sequim $17,501; Lakewood $17,114; Orting $16,034; Pullman Public Schools $15,771; Ephrata $14,422; Deer Park $13,402; Goldendale School District 404 $12,739; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.10k15k20k25kTukwila$22,639Anacortes$18,124Washougal$17,867Sequim$17,501Lakewood$17,114Orting$16,034Pullman Public Schools$15,771Ephrata$14,422Deer Park$13,402Goldendale School District 404$12,739State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$44,949,000 in revenue: 76.4% state, 15.6% local and 7.9% federal. Total spending including $908,000 of capital outlay was $39,594,000, or $14,273 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Deer Park School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $34,359,000; Local $7,021,000; Federal $3,569,000; total $44,949,000.
  • State$34,359,000 76%
  • Local$7,021,000 16%
  • Federal$3,569,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 150 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,774 students in 2022-23, 2,707 students in 2023-24, 2,689 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Deer Park School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,774, 2023-24: 2,707, 2024-25: 2,68901k2k3k2022-232,7742023-242,7072024-252,689
Deer Park School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,774, 2023-24: 2,707, 2024-25: 2,68901k2k3k2022-232,7742023-242,7072024-252,689
Deer Park School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,774, 2023-24: 2,707, 2024-25: 2,68901k2k3k2022-232,7742023-242,7072024-252,689
Deer Park School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,774, 2023-24: 2,707, 2024-25: 2,68901k2k3k2022-232,7742023-242,7072024-252,689

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,774148.218.7
2023-242,707151.817.8
2024-252,689145.218.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$12,108,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,365 per student

Deer Park School District booked $12,108,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 148 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $81,695 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 in 100 Washington districts with a figure (state median $84,529, 290 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$9,529,00078.7%
Special education$1,072,0008.9%
Vocational$523,0004.3%
Other programs$984,0008.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,853 in 2018-19, $3,942 in 2019-20, $4,457 in 2020-21, $4,339 in 2021-22, $4,365 in 2022-23.

Deer Park School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,853, 2019-20: $3,942, 2020-21: $4,457, 2021-22: $4,339, 2022-23: $4,36502k4k6k2018-19$3,8532019-20$3,9422020-21$4,4572021-22$4,3392022-23$4,365
Deer Park School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,853, 2019-20: $3,942, 2020-21: $4,457, 2021-22: $4,339, 2022-23: $4,36502k4k6k2018-19$3,8532019-20$3,9422020-21$4,4572021-22$4,3392022-23$4,365
Deer Park School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,853, 2019-20: $3,942, 2020-21: $4,457, 2021-22: $4,339, 2022-23: $4,36502k4k6k2018-19$3,8532019-20$3,9422020-21$4,4572021-22$4,3392022-23$4,365
Deer Park School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,853, 2019-20: $3,942, 2020-21: $4,457, 2021-22: $4,339, 2022-23: $4,36502k4k6k2018-19$3,8532019-20$3,9422020-21$4,4572021-22$4,3392022-23$4,365

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Deer Park School District scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 43-47% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWashingtonStudents tested
Reading and language arts57%53.4%1,131
Math43-47%41%975

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 215 students in Deer Park School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate94%83.8%
Students in the class21585,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 855 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Arcadia Elementary45515.341.1%Schoolwide program
Deer Park Elementary40011.146.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 503 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Deer Park Middle School50316.638.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 637 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Deer Park High School63718.834.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 other schools, 694 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Deer Park Home Link Program61750.635.2%Not Title I
Deer Park Early Learning Center7725.798.7%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Deer Park School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Deer Park School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentDeer Park School District ranks 148 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,402).#148 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonDeer Park School District is the number 93 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 2,774 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#93 of 323
  3. Ephrata School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 2,807 students in fall 2022, $14,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,422
  4. Orting School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 2,748 students in fall 2022, $16,034 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,034
  5. Compare Deer Park School District with Ephrata School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Deer Park High School, its largest high school637 students in 2024-25, 18.8 per teacher.637
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonDeer Park School District spent $81,695 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$81,695
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Deer Park School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Deer Park School District?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 other), enrolling 2,689 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Deer Park School District spend per student?
    $13,402 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Washington median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,250 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,526 per student, up 8.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Deer Park School District's money come from?
    $44,949,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.4% state, 15.6% local and 7.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Deer Park School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 214 of the 2,376 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Deer Park School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $12,108,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,365 per student. Divided by the 148 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,695 per teacher, more than 39 in 100 Washington districts (state median $84,529). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Deer Park School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Deer Park School District scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 43-47% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Deer Park School District?
    94% of the 215 students in Deer Park School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Deer Park School District's NCES district ID?
    5302070. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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