Auburn School District No. 408 | |
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Map of King County, Washington with incorporated and unincorporated areas of Auburn highlighted
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"James P. Fugate Building" 915 4th Street NE, Auburn, WA 98002 United States |
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District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Established | 1896 |
Superintendent | Dr. Kip Herren |
School board | Ray Vefik, Carol (Helgerson) Seng, Laurie Bishop, Anne Baunach, Lisa Connors |
Students and staff | |
Students | 14,912 |
Teachers | 762 |
Staff | 254 |
Other information | |
Website | Auburn.wednet.edu |
Auburn School District No. 408 is a public school district in King County, Washington, seated in Auburn. The district encompasses a 62 square-mile area bridging King County, Washington and Pierce County, Washington, and serves approximately 70,500 residents in Auburn, Algona, Pacific, and a small portion of Kent, as well as unincorporated census-designated places such as Lake Morton-Berrydale and Lake Holm.
In October 2014, the district had an enrollment of 14,900 students. Consisting of 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, and 1 alternative high school.
Growth in the last decade, prompted the district to build a total of 9 new schools (5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 comprehensive high schools). While Auburn Mountainview High School is the newest comprehensive high school built since 1992, Auburn High School (formerly Auburn Senior High School) will be the newest building added to the Auburn School District in 2014. The district employs 849 certified teachers, and staff, and 801 classified staff. In addition several former students from the district have become well known names, including Washington State governor, Christine Gregoire, Commander Dick Scobee, and several other notable names.