Rural school districts in Washington are administrative
districts
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that provide
education
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al services in
rural
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areas of
Washington
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state.
These are arbitrarily defined as school districts with enrollments of less than 1,000 students and no more than three schools. These
rural
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districts typically serve a small town with a population of up to a few thousand. Some of these districts share educational facilities with neighboring districts.
Adna School District
The town of
Adna in
Lewis County is served by ''Adna School District No. 226''. As of October 2006, the district has an enrollment of 596. This school district currently has two schools:
*Adna Middle-High School
*Adna Elementary School
References:
Adna School District No. 226School district report card
Almira School District
The town of
Almira
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Lincoln County is served by ''Almira School District No. 17''. As of October 2006, the district has an enrollment of 57. This school district currently has two schools:
* Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School — This school cooperates with the neighboring
Coulee-Hartline School District.
* Almira Elementary School — Grades K-8. Students from who are part of the Coulee Hartline School district who live in Hartline attend the Almira K - 8 school until the 8th grade.
Cooperative Status
The districts have agreed to move the Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School to Coulee City by the 2008 school year.
References:
Almira School District No. 17School District Report CardAlmira District PageTown of Almira
Asotin-Anatone School District
The city of
Asotin in
Asotin County
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is served by ''Asotin-Anatone School District No. 420''. In October 2006, the district has an enrollment of 578. This school district currently has two schools:
*Asotin Junior-Senior High School
*Asotin Elementary School
References:
Asotin-Anatone School District No. 420School District Report Card
Benge School District
The town of
Benge in
Adams County is served by ''Benge School District No. 122''. As of October 2004, the district has one school with an enrollment of 10 students:
* Benge Elementary School
References:
School District Report Card
Bickleton School District
The town of
Bickleton in
Klickitat County
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is served by ''Bickleton School District No. 203''. As of October 2004, the district has one school an enrollment of 116 students:
In 1880 the people of Bickleton organized school district No. 210, and built a small box school house. Henry C. Hackley was the first instructor of the twelve pupils- Mrs. Osborne, a widow taught the second term. Mr. Bickle donated an acre of land at the east end of town for another school. The original public hall was converted to the grade school. It served the community until 1897 when it was removed to make room for present, two-story building. The contract was let for $1300. Eight grades were taught, seventy pupils in all, T.C. Anderson was the principal, Miss Jesse Forker was his assistant. On November 10, 1953, the Bickleton community constructed a new $107,645.12 brick school building. The building was built from May 15, 1952, to November 10, 1953. There were seventy-one grade school students attending this beautiful building and there were twenty-four high school students.
As of October 2004 Bickleton School District, which changed to school district No. 203 at some point, had an enrollment of 116 students. After recent developments and investments in both wind and
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sustainable energy projects in the Bickleton area the School Superintendent, Rick Palmer, huddled for two years beginning in 2008 with the county assessor crunching numbers from wind energy developers before going to voters with an $8.9 million bond measure to build the new school. The old 1950s era schools not only lacked adequate HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and septic systems but were also outdated as far as structural aspects and energy efficiency.
The School District contracted with Hill International Inc. in Spokane to perform both construction management services and building commissioning services. Mountain States Construction was awarded the contract as the general contractor and ground was broken in 2010 on the new $10.5 million, 42,000-square-foot school building to replace the old Bickleton School District's two 1950s-era schools. The new school building opened in the fall of 2011. As of 2012 the sprawling 500-square-mile rural school district still educates an average of 100 students each year.
*Bickleton School
References:
Bickleton School District No. 203School District Report Card
Boistfort School District
The town of
Curtis
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Lewis County is served by ''Boistfort School District No. 234''. As of October 2004, the district has a single school with an enrollment of 102 students:
*Boistfort Elementary School
References:
School District Report Card
Brewster School District
The town of
Brewster in
Okanogan County
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is served by ''Brewster School District No. 111''. As of October 2004, the district has two schools with a combined enrollment of 969 students:
*Brewster Jr/Sr High School
*Brewster Elementary School
References:
Brewster School District No. 111School District Report Card
Bridgeport School District
The town of
Bridgeport, Washington
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Douglas County is served by ''Bridgeport School District 075''. As of 2005 the school district had an enrollment of 748 students.
* Bridgeport Aurora High School is a small school facility with an enrollment of about 20 students in grades 9–12.
* Bridgeport Middle School
* Bridgeport Elementary
References:
Bridgeport School District No. 75Bridgeport School District Report Card
Brinnon School District
The town of
Brinnon in
Jefferson County is served by ''Brinnon School District No. 46''. As of October 2004, the district has a single school with an enrollment of 44 students:
*Brinnon Elementary School
References:
School District Report Card
Cape Flattery School District
''Cape Flattery School District 401'' in
Clallam county
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provides schools for the unincorporated community of
Clallam Bay and the town of
Neah Bay
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, located on the
Makah Indian reservation
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. In 2004 the school district had a total enrollment of 493. This school district currently has three schools providing education for grades PK-12:
* Clallam Bay High & Elementary School
* Neah Bay High & Elementary School
* Cape Flattery Preschool
The district also supports the Clallam Bay Correction Center.
References:
Cape Flattery School District #401GreatSchools report
Carbonado School District
The town of
Carbonado
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Pierce County is served by ''Carbonado School District No. 19''. As of 2006 the district had a student enrollment of 180 students with 11.5 teachers and a single school:
* Carbonado Historic School 19 — Grades K-8.
References:
Carbonado School DistrictSeattle PI GreatSchools.net
Centerville School District
The settlement of
Centerville in
Klickitat county
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is served by ''Centerville School District No. 215''. As of 2006 the district had a single school with 77 students.
* Centerville Elementary School — Grades K–8
References:
Centerville School Districtat SchoolTree.org.
Centerville School District 215at SchoolMatters.
Colfax School District
The town of
Colfax in
Whitman County
is served by ''Colfax School District No. 300''.
The district has about 7-800 students and two schools.
* Colfax High School, Grades 9–12
* Leonard M Jennings, Grades K–8
References:
DistrictBug.org
College Place School District
The town of
College Place in
Walla Walla County
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is served by ''College Place School District No. 250'' The district has three schools and an enrollment of about 1550 students.
* John Sager Middle School, grades 6-8
* Davis Elementary School, grades K–5
* College Place High School, grade 9-12
References:
Local school directory
Colton School District
The town of
Colton in
Whitman County is served by ''Colton School District No. 306''. The district has a single public school with 13 full-time teachers and about 210 students.
* Colton School, grades PK–12.
Guardian Angel/St. Boniface School is a Roman Catholic Private School in Colton. The school has 46 students in grades 1–8.
References:
Local School Directory
Coulee-Hartline School District
The town of
Coulee City
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History
The town was named after nearby Grand Coulee. Coulee City was officially incorporated on May 10, 1907.
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is served by ''Coulee-Hartline School District No. 151''. In October 2004, the district has a combined enrollment of 215 and three schools. The school district shares a high school with the neighboring ''Almira School District''.
* Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School
* Coulee City Middle School
* Coulee City Elementary School
References:
Coulee-Hartline School District No. 151School District Report Card
Creston School District
The town of
Creston in
Lincoln County is served by ''Creston School District No. 73''. As of May 2013 the total enrollment was 309, and the district has three schools, all co-located in the same building:
* Creston High School
* Creston Middle School
* Creston Elementary School
Damman School District
The ''Damman School District'' is located in
Kittitas County
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. It has a single school:
* Damman School — This is a two-room school house that in
Ellensburg
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that offers
Kindergarten
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to grade 5.
References:
Damman School District
Index School District
The town of
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Snohomish County
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is served by ''Index School District No. 63''. In October 2004, the district had an enrollment of 30 and a single school:
*Index School
References:
School District Report Card
Lopez Island School District
Lopez Island
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San Juan County is served by ''Lopez Island School Districts No, 144''. It has three schools.
*Lopez Elementary School (K-8)
*Lopez Middle/Senior High School (6-12)
*
Decatur School (K-8), one of a few "rural and necessary" schools in the state
References:
Lopez School District No. 144
Northport School District
The town of
Northport in
Stevens County is served by ''Northport School District No. 211''. As of May 2013, the district has an enrollment of 291 students and two schools:
*Northport High School
*Northport Elementary School
References:
Northport School District No. 211School District Report Card
Stehekin School District
The ''Stehekin School District No. 069'' serves the village of Stehekin in rural
Chelan County. The village is only accessible by boat, ferry, float plane, or by landing at Stehekin State Airfield. Students attend Stehekin School from Kindergarten through grade 8, at which point they continue their education in the Chelan School District, 50 miles down lake. As of May 2013, 13 students were enrolled.
* Stehekin School - a one-room school house serving the Stehekin Valley.
References
School District Report CardRon Scutt, Teacher SSD- Milken Family Foundation Award Winner 1996
Onion Creek School District
The ''Onion Creek School District No. 30'' in
Stevens County was established in 1915 and offers classes from kindergarten to grade 8. In October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 44.
* Onion Creek School — The grounds of this school are notable for having one of the few remaining one-room schoolhouses and teacher cottages in Washington state.
References:
Onion Creek School District No. 30
Orient School District
The town of
Orient
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Ferry County
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is served by ''Orient School District No. 65''. The district offers classes from kindergarten to grade 8. In October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 88 and a single school:
* Orient School — This school building is one of the oldest continuously used schoolhouses in Washington state. It was built in 1910.
References:
Orient School District No. 65
Palisades School District
The village of Palisades in
Douglas County Is served by ''Palisades School District #102''. The district offers education for kindergarten to grade 5. The district is served by Palisades School, a two-room school house with portable buildings on site for additional classrooms. The District also owns the local Grange Hall for use during school functions. Students attend Eastmont School District after grade 5.
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Wahkiakum School District
The town of Cathlamet in Wahkiakum County is served by ''Wahkiakum School District No. 200''. As of 2005 the school district had an enrollment of 510 and three schools:
* Julius A. Wendt Elementary
* John C. Thomas Middle School
* Wahkiakum High School — grades 9–12
In 1999 the school board adopted a policy of "Suspicionless Urine Testing" for students. This policy was challenged in the courts by the ACLU
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References:
greatschools.net
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See also
* List of school districts in Washington
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* Aberdeen School District 5
* Adna School District 226
*Almira School District 17
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