The Clatskanie School District (6J) is a two-school public

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in Columbia County,

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. It serves the city of Clatskanie and the surrounding area.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 6 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 0.7% of students in the district.

Schools

* Clatskanie Elementary School (CES) serves

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students * Clatskanie Middle/High School (CMHS) combines

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and

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and serves

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. At one time, there was a middle school and a high school, but they have merged into one school. The mascot for CMHS is the tigers, CES's mascot is the cougars, the former CMS mascot was the eagles.

References

External links

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446 F.3d 964 Pinard v. Clatskanie School Dist.

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