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Chewelah School District

Chewelah School District in Washington: 4 public schools with 799 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,122 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
799
Students per teacher
16.5
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,122
WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
48.5
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
265
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

44%proficient

+4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

309 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

31%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

303 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.5K15
$11.5K16
$11.8K17
$13.0K18
$14.1K19
$13.6K20
$15.1K21
$16.6K22
$17.4K23
$17.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $2.3M
State
74% · $12.1M
Local
11% · $1.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,297
Support services
$7,109
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.9M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Gess ElementaryFree meals for all
K–632414.6——
Chewelah Open Doors Reengagement ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all
10–1240———
Jenkins Junior/Senior HighFree meals for all
7–1232216.345%22%
Quartzite LearningAlternativeFree meals for all
K–1211317.131%—

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
210 N Park St, Chewelah, WA 99109
Phone
(509)935-6800