Marcus Whitman Elementary

Located at 1704 Gray St., in Richland, Washington, Marcus Whitman Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that educates 467 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Richland School District. Enrollment runs roughly 23% bigger than the state mean of about 380.

Marcus Whitman Elementary is one of 22 schools operated by Richland School District, a district that caters to 14,410 students overall.

On demographics, Marcus Whitman Elementary lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at Marcus Whitman Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Benton County's rate of about 49%.

In the surrounding community, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Benton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), Marcus Whitman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pacific Crest Online Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marcus Whitman Elementary.

Marcus Whitman Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marcus Whitman Elementary has fell 16%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 31% across the same window.

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