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Garfield School District

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Garfield School District is located in east Washington. Garfield School District has 73.33 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Garfield School District population is 632. Garfield School District median household income is $42,500 in 2010-2014. Garfield School District median house value is $149,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Garfield School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (8 out of 238, top 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (141 out of 274, bottom 49%)* Rank: #92
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	632 (2010-2014), rank #264
Population Growth	-8.67% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	8.62/sq mi, rank #216
Median Household Income:	$42,500 at 2010-2014—-8.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #219
Median House Price:	$149,000 at 2010-2014—-8.31% increase since 2005-2009, rank #233
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	73.33 sq mi, rank #204
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #280
State:	Washington
County:	Whitman County
City:	Palouse, Garfield, Farmington
Zip:	99161, 99130, 99128
Area:	Pullman, WA

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Garfield School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

810 North Third St

Garfield WA, 99130, Whitman County

Phone: 509-878-1921

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	96	111	102	93	87	98	109
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	11.87	11.61	11.97	11.97	11.97	11.80	12.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Elementary:	4.20	4.14	4.80	4.80	5.30	5.90	6.10
Secondary:	6.92	6.87	7.17	7.17	6.67	4.90	5.30
Ungraded:	0.75	0.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Total Other Staff:	14.65	15.05	12.54	14.32	13.75	12.70	12.70
Instructional Aides:	2.35	2.26	1.72	1.89	1.77	1.70	1.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.50	0.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.00	0.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.50	0.50	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.20	0.20
Library/Media Support:	1.66	1.67	1.66	1.66	1.66	1.60	1.60
District Administrators:	1.78	2.12	1.77	2.10	0.50	0.50	0.50
District Administrative Support:	0.75	0.75	0.03	0.75	0.75	0.70	0.70
School Administrators:	0.50	0.48	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
School Administrative Support:	1.05	1.05	0.99	1.05	1.16	1.10	1.20
Student Support Services:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Support Services:	5.56	5.72	5.12	5.62	6.66	5.90	5.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	8.09	9.56	8.52	7.77	7.27	8.31	8.79

Schools

Garfield At Palouse High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	600 East Alder, Palouse WA 99161
Garfield Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	810 North Third St, Garfield WA 99130
Garfield Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	810 North Third St, Garfield WA 99130

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	80%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	53.8%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	87.0%	80.7%
MSP Test
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.0%	62.6%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100.0%	72.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100.0%	66.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	59.2%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	71.2%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	30%	71%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40%	50.3%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	53.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50%	68.6%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	66.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	61.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	41.7%	43.9%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	60%	50.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	64.5%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	80.6%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41.7%	32.2%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	36.3%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	75%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	100%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	90%	83.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45.5%	57.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	76.4%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.5%	60.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	61%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	75.3%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25%	42.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46.2%	49.4%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	66.6%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.5%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.5%	54.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	68.5%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	65%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	100%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.1%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	51.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	65.9%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	47.9%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,377,000	$23,304		$2,471,000	$26,570		$2,498,000	$28,713
Federal:	$125,000	$1,225	5.3%	$229,000	$2,462	9.3%	$254,000	$2,920	10.2%
State:	$1,899,000	$18,618	79.9%	$1,861,000	$20,011	75.3%	$1,831,000	$21,046	73.3%
Local:	$353,000	$3,461	14.9%	$381,000	$4,097	15.4%	$413,000	$4,747	16.5%
Total Expenditures:	$2,781,000	$27,265		$2,356,000	$25,333		$2,609,000	$29,989
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,253,000	$22,088		$2,291,000	$24,634		$2,292,000	$26,345
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,044,000	$10,235	46.3%	$1,152,000	$12,387	50.3%	$1,167,000	$13,414	50.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$216,000	$2,118	9.6%	$189,000	$2,032	8.2%	$210,000	$2,414	9.2%
Administration:	$275,000	$2,696	12.2%	$291,000	$3,129	12.7%	$289,000	$3,322	12.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$718,000	$7,039	31.9%	$659,000	$7,086	28.8%	$626,000	$7,195	27.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$263,000	$2,578		$39,000	$419		$279,000	$3,207
Construction:	$35,000	$343		$0	$0		$5,000	$57
Total Other:	$42,000	$412		$26,000	$280		$23,000	$264
Interest on Debt:	$208,000	$2,039		$0	$0		$1,000	$11

Total Salary:	$1,259,000	$12,343		$1,351,000	$14,527		$1,372,000	$15,770
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$687,000	$6,735	54.6%	$760,000	$8,172	56.3%	$785,000	$9,023	57.2%
Other Salary:	$572,000	$5,608	45.4%	$591,000	$6,355	43.7%	$587,000	$6,747	42.8%
Total Benefit:	$420,000	$4,118		$402,000	$4,323		$397,000	$4,563
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$226,000	$2,216	53.8%	$229,000	$2,462	57.0%	$224,000	$2,575	56.4%
Other Benefit:	$194,000	$1,902	46.2%	$173,000	$1,860	43.0%	$173,000	$1,989	43.6%

* Garfield School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.