Kettle Falls School District, Washington

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Kettle Falls School District
District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,125 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Kettle Falls School District is a school district in Washington (Stevens and Ferry counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,125 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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School board

The Kettle Falls 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
Norm Gaston		2027
Chip Johnson		2027
Brett McKern		2025
Michelle Thomas	2023	2025

Elections

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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:	$1,805,000	$1,599	11%
Local:	$1,524,000	$1,350	9%
State:	$13,065,000	$11,572	80%
Total:	$16,394,000	$14,521

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$15,075,000	$13,352
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,738,000	$12,168
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,248,000	$7,305	55%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,138,000	$1,007	8%
Administration:	$1,959,000	$1,735	13%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$2,393,000	$2,119	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$753,000	$666
Construction:	$532,000	$471
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$395,000	$349
Interest on Debt:	$12,000	$10

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	37	PS	PS	20-29	<50	40-59	39
2017-2018	41	PS	<50	30-39	<50	40-59	41
2016-2017	37	PS	PS	21-39	PS	<50	36
2015-2016	38	PS	PS	21-39	PS	<50	39
2014-2015	31	PS		<50	<50	<50	30-34
2013-2014	53	PS		40-59	<50	>=50	53
2012-2013	58	>=50	PS	40-59	<50	>=50	59
2011-2012	63	PS		40-59	<50	>=50	65
2010-2011	60	PS	PS	60-79	>=50	60-79	60

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	58	PS	PS	50-59	<50	60-79	58
2017-2018	59	PS	>=50	60-69	>=50	40-59	59
2016-2017	53	PS	PS	50-59	PS	40-59	53
2015-2016	58	PS	PS	40-59	<50	<50	59
2014-2015	50	PS		21-39	<50	>=50	50-54
2013-2014	69	PS		40-59	<50	>=50	71
2012-2013	73	PS		60-79	<50	>=50	74
2011-2012	70	PS		40-59	>=50	>=50	72
2010-2011	70	PS	PS	>=80	>=50	60-79	71

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	60-64	PS	PS	<50	PS	PS	65-69
2018-2019	80-89			PS	PS		80-89
2017-2018	>=90	PS		PS	PS	PS	>=90
2016-2017	>=90	PS		PS	PS	PS	>=90
2015-2016	70-79	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	70-79
2014-2015	90-94	PS		PS		PS	90-94
2013-2014	>=90			PS		PS	>=90
2012-2013	75-79	PS	PS	PS	PS		70-74
2011-2012	80-84			PS	PS		80-84
2010-2011	85-89		PS	PS	PS		85-89

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	1,125	1.6
2021-2022	1,107	-2.0
2020-2021	1,129	0.1
2019-2020	1,128	5.1
2018-2019	1,070	6.6
2017-2018	999	4.1
2016-2017	958	4.8
2015-2016	912	-1.6
2014-2015	927	4.3
2013-2014	887	-1.6
2012-2013	901	-4.1
2011-2012	938	0.9
2010-2011	930	-10.8
2009-2010	1,030	22.0
2008-2009	803	-2.6
2007-2008	824	-4.6
2006-2007	862	0.1
2005-2006	861	-0.2
2004-2005	863	2.8
2003-2004	839	-1.0
2002-2003	847	-0.9
2001-2002	855	-3.7
2000-2001	887	-0.3
1999-2000	890	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Kettle Falls School District (%)	Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.2	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2	8.7
Black	1.3	4.8
Hispanic	9.2	25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.3	1.4
Two or More Races	6.9	8.8
White	79.4	49.1

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, Kettle Falls School District had 58.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.26.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.60
Kindergarten:	5.28
Elementary:	21.20
Secondary:	31.32
Total:	58.40

Kettle Falls School District employed 2.30 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	2.30
District Administrative Support:	3.57
School Administrators:	4.00
School Administrative Support:	8.53

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	19.14
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.50
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	2.30
Other Support Services:	18.63

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 Kettle Falls School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls	318	9-12
Kettle Falls Early Learning Center	29	PK-PK
Kettle Falls Elementary School	304	PK-4
Kettle Falls High School	237	9-12
Kettle Falls Middle School	237	5-8

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