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Clatskanie School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 689 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Clatskanie School District is a school district in Oregon (Clatsop and Columbia counties). During the 2023 school year, 689 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Oregon are held on the Third Tuesday in May every two years in odd-numbered years.

See law: Oregon Statutes Chapters 255 and 332

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

• Filing deadline date: March 18, 2027
• General election date: May 18, 2027

Election system

School board members in Oregon are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Oregon are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Statute governing nonpartisan elections governs the election procedures for school district board member elections and prohibits the inclusion of any information or designations on the ballot other than the names of the candidates.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.124

Term length and staggering

School board members in Oregon have four-year terms.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.018

Oregon Statute states that each district must hold a school board election every two years to elect board members to four-year terms. Most districts elect as close to half of their board members as possible every two years.

See law: Oregon Statute Section 255.335

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Oregon are elected by voters at large, by voters from zones (sub-districts), or through a combination of the two. Nominating petitions for school board candidates can also contain signatures from the district at large, from voters within sub-districts, or through a combination of the two. School board seats can be nominated from zones but elected at large. School board members are nominated and elected according to position numbers for both at-large seats and by-sub-district seats. School board members are elected at large by default. Zones (sub-districts) for nominating petitions can be established through school board resolution or petition and voter approval processes. Once sub-districts for nominating petitions are established, the school board can also vote to establish that positions nominated by voters from sub-districts must also be elected by voters from those sub-districts.

See law: Oregon Statutes Chapter 332

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for school board candidates to file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy is 61 days before the May general election in odd-numbered years. This means the school board candidate filing deadline is in mid-March in odd-numbered years. The filing window is 40 days long.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235 

School board candidates cannot file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy until 40 days before the filing deadline. The filing deadline is 61 days before the May general election, which means the window for candidates to file opens 101 days before the May general election in early February in odd-numbered years.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235

The term of school board members officially expires on June 30 following the election of their replacements, which means the term of newly elected school board members officially begins on July 1 following their election to office.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.138

 

About the district

School board

The Clatskanie School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Megan Evenson		2027
Kara Harris		2027
Ian Wiggins		2025
Katherine Willis		2025
Merlyn Thompson	2024	2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Clatskanie School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Oregon House of Representatives District 31	Darcey Edwards	Republican Party	53%	6%
Oregon House of Representatives District 32	Cyrus Javadi	Democratic Party	47%	2%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$1,199,000	$1,842	10%
Local:	$5,266,000	$8,089	42%
State:	$5,972,000	$9,174	48%
Total:	$12,437,000	$19,104

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$10,962,000	$16,838
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,827,000	$16,631
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,271,000	$9,632	57%
Student and Staff Support:	$879,000	$1,350	8%
Administration:	$1,527,000	$2,345	14%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$2,150,000	$3,302	20%
Total Capital Outlay:	$95,000	$145
Construction:	$5,000	$7
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$40,000	$61

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	23	PS	PS	11-19	PS	21-39	25-29
2017-2018	25	PS	PS	11-19	PS	20-29	25-29
2016-2017	26	PS	PS	21-39	PS	20-29	25-29
2015-2016	24	PS	PS	21-39	PS	20-29	20-24
2014-2015	31	PS	PS	21-39	PS	30-39	30-34
2013-2014	57	PS	PS	40-59	PS	40-59	55-59
2012-2013	60	PS	PS	40-59	PS	40-59	61
2011-2012	55	PS	PS	<50	PS	40-59	56
2010-2011	53	PS	<50	>=50	PS	40-59	53

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	PS						PS
2018-2019	36	PS	PS	20-29	PS	40-59	35-39
2017-2018	42	PS	PS	30-39	PS	40-49	40-44
2016-2017	50	PS	PS	40-59	>=50	30-39	50-54
2015-2016	54	PS	PS	40-59	PS	50-59	50-54
2014-2015	55	PS	PS	40-59	PS	60-69	50-54
2013-2014	75	PS	PS	40-59	PS	60-79	75-79
2012-2013	73	PS	PS	40-59	PS	60-79	74
2011-2012	70	PS	PS	<50	PS	60-79	71
2010-2011	81	PS	>=50	>=50	PS	>=80	82

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	80-89		PS	>=50	PS	PS	80-89
2018-2019	80-89			PS		PS	80-89
2017-2018	70-74			PS	PS	PS	70-74
2016-2017	75-79			PS		PS	75-79
2015-2016	70-79		PS	PS	PS	>=50	70-79
2014-2015	70-74		PS	>=50		PS	70-79
2013-2014	70-74		PS	PS	PS	PS	60-69
2012-2013	70-74	PS		PS	PS	PS	70-79
2011-2012	70-74	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	70-79
2010-2011	60-64	PS	PS	PS	PS	<50	60-64

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	689	4.5
2021-2022	658	1.1
2020-2021	651	-11.2
2019-2020	724	-0.3
2018-2019	726	1.1
2017-2018	718	-1.7
2016-2017	730	5.2
2015-2016	692	2.3
2014-2015	676	-3.8
2013-2014	702	-4.0
2012-2013	730	-8.1
2011-2012	789	-1.5
2010-2011	801	-3.6
2009-2010	830	-7.0
2008-2009	888	0.6
2007-2008	883	-2.4
2006-2007	904	4.8
2005-2006	861	-1.4
2004-2005	873	-4.7
2003-2004	914	-1.1
2002-2003	924	1.3
2001-2002	912	-2.0
2000-2001	930	-4.3
1999-2000	970	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Clatskanie School District (%)	Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	1.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	4.0
Black	0.0	2.3
Hispanic	9.7	25.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.8
Two or More Races	7.8	7.2
White	81.1	58.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Clatskanie School District had 44.47 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.49.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	3.51
Elementary:	28.47
Secondary:	12.49
Total:	44.47

Clatskanie School District employed 0.80 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	0.80
District Administrative Support:	3.05
School Administrators:	3.00
School Administrative Support:	5.50

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	24.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.06
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	1.75
Student Support Services:	4.09
Other Support Services:	23.13

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Clatskanie School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Clatskanie Elementary School	397	KG-6
Clatskanie Middle/High School	291	7-12

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