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Vernonia School District, Oregon

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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 578 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Vernonia School District is a school district in Oregon (Washington and Columbia counties). During the 2024 school year, 578 students attended one of the district's four 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 Vernonia School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joan Jones2029
Javoss McGuire2029
Lisa Curry20252029
Alicia Mahoney20252029
Amy Cieloha2027
Tony Holmes2027
Greg Kintz2027

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,422,000 $2,464 12%
Local: $4,730,000 $8,198 41%
State: $5,494,000 $9,522 47%
Total: $11,646,000 $20,184
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,935,000 $18,951
Total Current Expenditures: $10,186,000 $17,653
Instructional Expenditures: $5,460,000 $9,462 50%
Student and Staff Support: $778,000 $1,348 7%
Administration: $1,729,000 $2,996 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,219,000 $3,845 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $50,000 $86
Construction: $2,000 $3
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $484,000 $838


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."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 14 PS <=20 PS <50 10-14
2020-2021 20-24 PS PS <50 PS PS 20-24
2018-2019 23 PS 21-39 PS <50 20-24
2017-2018 30 PS PS <50 PS <50 30-34
2016-2017 28 PS PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2015-2016 35 PS 21-39 PS PS 35-39
2014-2015 29 PS <=20 PS <50 30-34
2013-2014 53 PS 40-59 <50 40-59 55-59
2012-2013 50 PS 40-59 <50 <50 50-54
2011-2012 50 PS 60-79 <50 21-39 50-54
2010-2011 46 PS PS 40-59 <50 40-59 45-49

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 (%)
2021-2022 28 PS 21-39 PS <50 25-29
2020-2021 35-39 PS PS <50 PS PS 30-34
2018-2019 38 PS 21-39 PS >=50 35-39
2017-2018 40 PS PS <50 PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 43 PS PS <50 PS >=50 40-44
2015-2016 43 PS 40-59 PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 46 PS 21-39 PS >=50 45-49
2013-2014 67 PS 60-79 <50 60-79 65-69
2012-2013 70 PS 60-79 <50 >=50 70-74
2011-2012 72 PS 60-79 <50 60-79 70-74
2010-2011 70 PS PS 60-79 <50 60-79 70-74

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 (%)
2021-2022 70-79 PS PS PS PS PS 70-79
2020-2021 70-79 PS PS 70-79
2019-2020 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS PS PS 70-79
2013-2014 60-69 PS 60-69
2012-2013 70-79 PS PS PS PS 70-79
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS PS PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 70-79 PS PS PS PS 80-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 578 -0.5
2022-2023 581 0.7
2021-2022 577 5.7
2020-2021 544 -6.8
2019-2020 581 6.0
2018-2019 546 0.4
2017-2018 544 -0.9
2016-2017 549 -0.5
2015-2016 552 -7.1
2014-2015 591 4.7
2013-2014 563 1.2
2012-2013 556 -5.6
2011-2012 587 -3.9
2010-2011 610 -1.3
2009-2010 618 0.0
2008-2009 618 -12.0
2007-2008 692 -3.8
2006-2007 718 23.1
2005-2006 552 -29.9
2004-2005 717 -1.7
2003-2004 729 -0.3
2002-2003 731 -4.9
2001-2002 767 -1.2
2000-2001 776 -2.6
1999-2000 796 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Vernonia School District (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 4.1
Black 0.0 2.4
Hispanic 9.5 25.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.9
Two or More Races 5.5 7.3
White 83.2 58.0

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Vernonia School District had 38.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.14
Elementary: 24.02
Secondary: 12.82
Total: 38.98

Vernonia School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 8.81
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 9.01
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.94
Student Support Services: 4.03
Other Support Services: 10.55


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Vernonia School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mist Elementary School31KG-5
Vernonia Elementary School223KG-5
Vernonia High School1769-12
Vernonia Middle School1336-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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