The Klamath County School District is a public

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serving Klamath County,

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. Communities in the district include

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, Gilchrist,

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, Malin, and

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. As of June 2008, the school district had 6,657 students enrolled.Klamath County School District: Superintendent's Office
It is the state's largest school district geographically. The board of trustees appoints a

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who is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the school district. As of 2008, the superintendent is Glen Szymoniak. A five-member elected board oversees district operations.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 318 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 5.2% of students in the district.

Schools

The district has 13

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school, two

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s, and six comprehensive

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High schools

KCSD has six high schools: * Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School *

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* Henley High School * Lost River Jr./Sr. High School *

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Middle schools

KCSD has two two-year middle schools: Brixner and Henley.

Elementary schools

KCSD has thirteen elementary schools: Bonanza, Chiloquin, Ferguson, Gearhart, Gilchrist, Henley, Keno, Malin, Merill, Peterson, Sage Community School, Shasta, Stearns.

References

External links

Klamath County School District
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