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Lake Chelan School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Chelan.

Chelan’s School Grade B better than 58% of Washington school districts

Students
1,299
Schools
6
Spent per student
$18,373
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
The gist

What stands out about Lake Chelan School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% of the 289 Washington 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chelan. Grade by grade →

6–8Chelan Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Chelan High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 40.1% · 666 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 53.4% · 666 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 83.8% · 115 in the class

96% 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
$18,373 per student · 0% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 67%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,298’20
1,289’21
1,335’22
1,305’23
1,299’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 55%White 42%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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 Washington.