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Knappa School District 4

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Knappa and Svensen.

Knappa’s Schools page →

Students
424
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,227
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
The gist

What stands out about Knappa School District 4

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 36% more per student than the OR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Knappa 806Svensen 784

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Knappa. Grade by grade →

K–8Hilda Lahti Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Knappa High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 30.6% · 222 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 44% · 230 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 81.3% · 38 in the class

85% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,227 per student · 36% above OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 64%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
492’20
468’21
453’22
445’23
424’24

Down 13.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

Hilda Lahti Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Astoria
C−
293 students15:1
Knappa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Astoria
C+
131 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.