- Rural school districts in Washington
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Rural school districts in Washington are administrative districts that provide educational services in rural areas of Washington state.
These are arbitrarily defined as school districts with enrollments of less than 1,000 students and no more than three schools. These rural 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
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Almira School District
The town of Almira in 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.
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Asotin-Anatone School District
The city of Asotin in Asotin County 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
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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
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Bickleton School District
The town of Bickleton in Klickitat County is served by Bickleton School District No. 203. As of October 2004, the district has one school an enrollment of 116 students:
- Bickleton School
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Boistfort School District
The town of Curtis in 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
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Brewster School District
The town of Brewster in Okanogan County is served by Brewster School District No. 111. As of October 2004, the district has three schools with a combined enrollment of 969 students:
- Brewster High School
- Brewster Junior High School
- Brewster Elementary School
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Bridgeport School District
Main article: Bridgeport School DistrictThe town of Bridgeport, Washington in 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 erollment of about 20 students in grades 9–12.
- Bridgeport Middle School
- Bridgeport Elementary
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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
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Cape Flattery School District
Cape Flattery School District 401 in Clallam county provides schools for the unincorporated community of Clallam Bay and the town of Neah Bay, located on the Makah Indian reservation. 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.
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Carbonado School District
The town of Carbonado in 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.
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Centerville School District
The settlement of Centerville in Klickitat county 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
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- Centerville School District at SchoolTree.org.
- Centerville School District 215 at 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
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College Place School District
The town of College Place in Walla Walla County is served by College Place School District No. 250 The district has three schools and an enrollment of about 830 students.
- John Sager Middle School, grades 7–8
- Davis Elementary School, grades K–4
- Meadow Brook School, grades 4–6
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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.
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Coulee-Hartline School District
The town of Coulee City in Grant County 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
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Creston School District
Main article: Creston School DistrictThe town of Creston in Lincoln County is served by Creston School District No. 73. As of 2005 the total enrollment was 131, 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. It has a single school:
- Damman School — This is a two-room school house that in Ellensburg that offers Kindergarten to grade 5.
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Index School District
The town of Index in Snohomish County is served by Index School District No. 63. In October 2004, the district had an enrollment of 30 and a single school:
- Index School
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Northport School District
The town of Northport in Stevens County is served by Northport School District No. 211. As of October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 192 students and two schools:
- Northport High School
- Northport Elementary School
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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 2005, 15 students were enrolled.
- Stehekin School - a one-room school house serving the Stehekin Valley.
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- School District Report Card
- History of the Stehekin School District
- Ron 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.
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Orient School District
Orient School
The town of Orient in Ferry County 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.
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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.[1]
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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