Marysville School District, Washington, elections

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Marysville School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 10,196 (2022-2023)
Schools: 24 (2022-2023)
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Marysville School District is a school district in Washington (Snohomish County). During the 2023 school year, 10,196 students attended one of the district's 24 schools.

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

Elections

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Marysville School District school board District 1

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Marysville School District school board District 1

Ray Sheldon Jr. and Malory L. Simpson are running in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 1 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Ray Sheldon Jr. (Nonpartisan)
Malory L. Simpson (Nonpartisan)

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Marysville School District school board District 3

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for Marysville School District school board District 3

Barbara Alfond and Mark Tomas are running in the special general election for Marysville School District school board District 3 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Barbara Alfond (Nonpartisan)
Mark Tomas (Nonpartisan)

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Marysville School District school board District 4

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Marysville School District school board District 4

Craig Hereth and Ricky McCaig are running in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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Marysville School District school board District 2

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 2

Eliza Davis and Tiffani V. Mondares-Riggs ran in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 2 on November 7, 2023.


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Marysville School District school board District 3

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 3

Beth Hoiby and Sherryl Kenney ran in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 3 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
Beth Hoiby (Nonpartisan)
Sherryl Kenney (Nonpartisan)

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Marysville School District school board District 5

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 5

Kristen Michal ran in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 5 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
Kristen Michal (Nonpartisan)

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Marysville School District school board District 1

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 1

Incumbent Chris Nation won election in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 1 on November 7, 2017.

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Marysville School District school board District 4

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 4

Incumbent Vanessa Edwards won election in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 4 on November 7, 2017.

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Vanessa Edwards (Nonpartisan)

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Marysville School District school board District 2

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 2

Incumbent Mariana Maksimos won election in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 2 on November 3, 2015.

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Mariana Maksimos (Nonpartisan)

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Marysville School District school board District 3

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General election for Marysville School District school board District 3

Incumbent Pete Lundberg won election in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 3 on November 3, 2015.

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Marysville School District school board District 5

General election

General election for Marysville School District school board District 5

Incumbent Tom Albright won election in the general election for Marysville School District school board District 5 on November 3, 2015.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board nonpartisan primary elections in Washington are held on the first Tuesday in August every two years in odd-numbered years. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates file to run for a school board member seat. If only two candidates run, the primary is canceled and both candidates advance to the general election.

School board general elections in Washington are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.52.220 and RCW 29A.04.311 and Washington Statute RCW 29A.04.330

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: May 16, 2025
  • Primary election date: August 5, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in Washington are elected through a system of a nonpartisan primary election and a nonpartisan general election. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates file to run for a school board member seat. If only two candidates run, the primary is canceled and both candidates advance to the general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.52.220 and RCW 29A.52.210

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Washington are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Washington statute specifies partisan and nonpartisan offices. Washington has a top-two primary system, which means all candidates appear on the same primary ballot regardless of party affiliation. The top-two candidates advance to the general. For partisan races, candidates can but do not have to express a preference for a political party. If they do, the ballot specifies their party preference. For nonpartisan races, candidates cannot express a party preference. RCW 28A.343.330 states that, "the positions of school directors and the candidates therefor shall appear separately on the nonpartisan ballot."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.52.210 and RCW 28A.343.330

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

The top two school board candidates with the most votes in the nonpartisan primary advance to the general election. If only two candidates file for the primary election, the primary will be canceled and they will automatically advance to the general election. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates file to run for a school board member seat.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.010 and Washington Statute RCW 29A.04.127

Term length and staggering

Elected school board members in Washington have four-year terms, except for school districts classified as first-class school districts containing a city of the first-class in a county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more, can have their board of directors serving six-year terms. As of 2022, only Spokane, Tacoma, and Everett School Districts serve 6-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.300 and RCW 29A.04.340

Washington school districts have staggered elections based on the rule that not more than a majority of board members can be elected at any election. This means that for all districts with four-year board member terms, as close to half of board members as possible are elected every two years. Four years is the default board member term length. As of 2022, Spokane, Tacoma, and Everett school district board members serve six-year terms with as close to one-third of board members up for election every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.300 and 28A.343.600

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large, by district, or through a combination of the two, depending on the classification of the school district. Any school district in the state that has a student enrollment in its public schools of two thousand pupils or more is a school district of the first class. Any other school district is a school district of the second class.

Most school districts classified as First Class Districts can elect their school board members either entirely at large or entirely by sub-districts.

School districts classified as Second Class Districts must elect their school board members either at large or by director districts (sub-district). Districts opting for a combination of board members elected by sub-district and at large generally must have three members elected from sub-districts and two members elected at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute 28A.343.02028A.343.680, and 28A.300.065 and Washington Statute 28A.343.020 and 28A.343.680 and Washington Statute 28A.343.680

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline is on the Friday following the Monday that is two weeks before Memorial Day. This means the filing deadline is 74 days before the August primary and 172 days before the November general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.24.050

School board candidates cannot submit declarations of candidacy until the filling window opens on Monday two weeks before Memorial Day. This means the filing window opens 78 days before the August primary and 176 days before the November general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.24.050

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first board of directors meeting taking place after the results of the election have been certified.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.360

 

Recall elections

 
See also: States that allow school board recalls

Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
Washington Yes: "acts of malfeasance or misfeasance while in office or violation of oath of office"[1] 25% of votes cast for the office at the last election[2] 180 days Recalls can start at any time


Recall efforts

2024
See also: Connor Krebbs and Wade Rinehardt recall, Marysville School District, Washington (2024)

An effort to recall two of the five members of the Marysville School District Board of Directors in Washington began in June 2024. Connor Krebbs and Wade Rinehardt were named in the recall petitions.[3][4]

Rinehardt resigned from the board for personal reasons on June 17, 2024. After Rinehardt's resignation was announced, recall supporters said they were suspending the effort against Krebbs.[3]

At the time the recall effort started, Rinehardt was serving as president of the board, and Krebbs was serving as vice president.[3]


About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kristen MichalDistrict 52027
Mark TomasDistrict 32027
Eliza DavisDistrict 220232027
Connor KrebbsDistrict 12025
Craig HerethDistrict 420242025

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Overlapping state house districts

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.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,102,000 $1,366 7%
Local: $45,123,000 $4,372 24%
State: $131,599,000 $12,749 69%
Total: $190,824,000 $18,487
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $178,118,000 $17,256
Total Current Expenditures: $165,786,000 $16,061
Instructional Expenditures: $101,107,000 $9,795 57%
Student and Staff Support: $24,660,000 $2,389 14%
Administration: $17,984,000 $1,742 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,035,000 $2,134 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,066,000 $587
Construction: $1,644,000 $159
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,117,000 $205
Interest on Debt: $2,063,000 $199

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."[6]

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 36 49 25-29 27 15-19 38 41
2017-2018 37 52 30-34 30 18 36 41
2016-2017 37 52 20-24 30 22 37 41
2015-2016 39 49 25-29 31 20 38 44
2014-2015 36 45 25-29 29 15-19 31 42
2013-2014 53 64 40-44 44 26 46 59
2012-2013 53 68 45-49 41 24 54 58
2011-2012 53 71 45-49 42 21 52 58
2010-2011 50 60-64 40-44 40 19 51 56

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 51 60 45-49 44 25-29 53 55
2017-2018 49 58 40-44 41 24 51 53
2016-2017 51 64 40-44 44 26 50 55
2015-2016 52 65 40-44 45 29 47 57
2014-2015 45 53 40-44 37 25-29 44 49
2013-2014 67 75 60-64 58 41 64 72
2012-2013 66 78 50-54 57 41 67 71
2011-2012 65 72 60-64 55 34 64 71
2010-2011 65 70-74 60-64 56 31 69 70

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 78 80-89 >=50 75-79 50-59 80-84 80
2018-2019 78 80-89 60-79 75-79 50-59 75-79 81
2017-2018 83 80-89 60-79 75-79 50-59 85-89 87
2016-2017 72 60-79 >=50 60-64 40-49 70-79 75-79
2015-2016 76 80-89 >=50 65-69 40-49 70-74 79
2014-2015 70 70-79 >=50 65-69 40-49 75-79 73
2013-2014 75 80-89 >=50 65-69 30-39 85-89 76
2012-2013 70 80-89 >=50 65-69 20-29 70-74 72
2011-2012 72 80-84 >=50 70-74 50-59 75-79 72
2010-2011 72 70-79 60-79 65-69 50-54 60-79 75

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 10,196 -0.4
2021-2022 10,236 -0.8
2020-2021 10,322 -6.5
2019-2020 10,990 -1.9
2018-2019 11,196 0.4
2017-2018 11,146 -0.8
2016-2017 11,235 -0.1
2015-2016 11,249 -1.5
2014-2015 11,420 -1.2
2013-2014 11,557 -0.1
2012-2013 11,565 -0.9
2011-2012 11,666 0.0
2010-2011 11,665 -0.9
2009-2010 11,774 -1.3
2008-2009 11,923 -1.0
2007-2008 12,038 1.2
2006-2007 11,896 0.9
2005-2006 11,787 1.4
2004-2005 11,617 2.0
2003-2004 11,382 -5.5
2002-2003 12,009 0.3
2001-2002 11,977 1.3
2000-2001 11,827 2.6
1999-2000 11,521 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Marysville School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 5.5 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.5 8.7
Black 3.3 4.8
Hispanic 27.8 25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.4
Two or More Races 10.8 8.8
White 44.8 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.[8]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Marysville School District had 553.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.41.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 49.68
Elementary: 279.96
Secondary: 216.24
Total: 553.88

Marysville School District employed 12.80 district administrators and 35.95 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.80
District Administrative Support: 22.64
School Administrators: 35.95
School Administrative Support: 34.84
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 109.35
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 34.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 29.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.60
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 39.44
Other Support Services: 209.14

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[9]

The Marysville School District operates 24 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
10th Street School1596-8
Allen Creek Elementary School428PK-5
Cascade Elementary412KG-5
Cedarcrest School7616-8
Eceap183PK-PK
Grove Elementary356KG-5
Heritage School879-12
Kellogg Marsh Elementary School457PK-5
Legacy High School2159-12
Liberty Elementary425PK-5
Marshall Elementary362PK-5
Marysville Coop Program125KG-5
Marysville Getchell High School1,4989-12
Marysville Middle School6446-8
Marysville Nwesd 189 Youth Engagement11510-12
Marysville Online High School699-12
Marysville Pilchuck High School1,2389-12
Marysville Sd Special190PK-12
Pinewood Elementary461KG-5
Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary503KG-5
School Home Partnership Program87KG-8
Shoultes Elementary391KG-5
Sunnyside Elementary475KG-5
Totem Middle School5556-8

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