Ocosta School District, Washington

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Ocosta School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 590 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Ocosta School District is a school district in Washington (Pacific and Grays Harbor counties). During the 2024 school year, 590 students attended one of the district's three 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 Ocosta 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
Ben Quinby
Nathan Krigbaum	2023
Duane Pegg	2011
Greg Miller	2007
Debbie Carter-Bowhay	1999

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, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$2,171,000	$3,583	15%
Local:	$5,257,000	$8,675	35%
State:	$7,451,000	$12,295	50%
Total:	$14,879,000	$24,553

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$12,425,000	$20,503
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,841,000	$17,889
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,520,000	$10,759	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,096,000	$1,808	9%
Administration:	$1,037,000	$1,711	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$2,188,000	$3,610	18%
Total Capital Outlay:	$416,000	$686
Construction:	$0	$0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$70,000	$115
Interest on Debt:	$504,000	$831

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	39	PS	PS	20-24	<50	50-59	40-44
2017-2018	38	PS	PS	30-34	<50	30-39	40-44
2016-2017	41	PS	PS	35-39	<50	21-39	45-49
2015-2016	44	PS	PS	40-44	<50	50-59	40-44
2014-2015	42	PS	PS	30-34	<50	50-59	40-44
2013-2014	59	PS	PS	50-59	60-79	50-59	60-64
2012-2013	56	PS	PS	40-49	40-59	40-49	60-64
2011-2012	59	PS	PS	30-39	40-59	40-59	65-69
2010-2011	49	>=50	PS	20-29	21-39	40-59	50-54

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	50	PS	PS	40-44	>=50	50-59	50-54
2017-2018	51	PS	PS	45-49	<50	50-59	50-54
2016-2017	53	PS	PS	40-44	<50	40-59	55-59
2015-2016	55	PS	PS	45-49	>=50	70-79	50-54
2014-2015	48	PS	PS	25-29	<50	60-69	50-54
2013-2014	69	PS	PS	50-59	40-59	70-79	70-74
2012-2013	62	PS	PS	40-49	40-59	60-69	65-69
2011-2012	71	PS	PS	50-59	40-59	60-79	75-79
2010-2011	64	>=50	PS	40-49	40-59	60-79	65-69

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			>=50	PS	>=50	60-79
2018-2019	80-89			>=50	PS	>=50	80-89
2017-2018	>=90	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	>=80
2016-2017	70-79	PS		PS	PS	PS	60-79
2015-2016	>=90	PS	PS	>=50	PS	PS	>=90
2014-2015	80-89	PS		PS	PS	PS	80-89
2013-2014	65-69			>=50	PS	PS	70-79
2012-2013	70-79	PS		PS		PS	60-79
2011-2012	80-89	PS		PS	PS	PS	80-89
2010-2011	60-69	PS		PS	PS		70-79

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 (%)
2023-2024	590	1.4
2022-2023	582	-4.1
2021-2022	606	-2.1
2020-2021	619	-2.7
2019-2020	636	0.5
2018-2019	633	7.4
2017-2018	586	-6.3
2016-2017	623	2.9
2015-2016	605	-3.5
2014-2015	626	-5.6
2013-2014	661	-0.2
2012-2013	662	-1.4
2011-2012	671	-2.8
2010-2011	690	-1.6
2009-2010	701	4.6
2008-2009	669	2.4
2007-2008	653	-5.2
2006-2007	687	-3.2
2005-2006	709	-4.8
2004-2005	743	2.2
2003-2004	727	-2.3
2002-2003	744	-3.1
2001-2002	767	0.4
2000-2001	764	-8.2
1999-2000	827	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Ocosta School District (%)	Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.9	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	8.9
Black	0.5	4.8
Hispanic	27.1	26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5	1.5
Two or More Races	9.5	8.9
White	59.0	48.3

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 2023-2024 school year, Ocosta School District had 40.96 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.39
Kindergarten:	3.19
Elementary:	18.74
Secondary:	18.64
Total:	40.96

Ocosta School District employed 2.73 district administrators and 2.83 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	2.73
District Administrative Support:	2.28
School Administrators:	2.83
School Administrative Support:	2.80

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	11.49
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.83
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.87
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	3.27
Other Support Services:	13.92

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 Ocosta School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Ocosta Ale	9	KG-12
Ocosta Elementary School	324	PK-6
Ocosta Junior - Senior High	257	7-12

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