Deer Park High School

Deer Park High School is a 9-12 campus of mid-tier scale in Deer Park, Washington, run under Deer Park School District, caters to 637 students in grades 9 through 12.

Deer Park High School is one of 7 schools operated by Deer Park School District, a district that hosts 2,783 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Deer Park High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Spokane County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Deer Park High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Deer Park High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 53.2%.

Around the school, census data for Spokane County shows median household income runs about $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Deer Park High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Deer Park Achievement High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Deer Park High School. On composite proficiency, Deer Park High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.7%.

Deer Park High School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Deer Park High School's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 675 (now 637). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 88% to 84%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.