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Kettle Falls School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Kettle Falls and Marcus.

Kettle Falls’ School Grade C better than 27% of Washington school districts

Students
1,116
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,226
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kettle Falls School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the WA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1M, about $909 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kettle Falls. Grade by grade →

5–8Kettle Falls Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Kettle Falls High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 40.1% · 377 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 53.4% · 381 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65–69%
State average 83.8% · 150 in the class

90% 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
$15,226 per student · 17% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 83%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,129’20
1,107’21
1,125’22
1,128’23
1,116’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 7%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 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.