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Kelso High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1904 Allen St
Kelso, WA 98626
Phone
(360) 501-1801
District
Kelso School District
County
COWLITZ COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1424
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.1% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Kelso High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
31%
45%
47%
61%
14%
30%
31%
45%
47%
61%
14%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 388 27.2%
Grade 10 361 25.4%
Grade 11 335 23.5%
Grade 12 340 23.9%
Total 1424 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.4% 74.5% 54.1%
Black 0.7% 0.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 22.2% 20.6% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.0% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.8% 3.4% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.8% 67.2% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 52.8% 59.7% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 7.5% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,988 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 122.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,635 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.5% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.3% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.7% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,221 $40,612,000 31.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,073 $5,299,000 4.1%
Staff $1,025 $5,064,000 3.9%
General Administration $103 $510,000 0.4%
School Administration $857 $4,232,000 3.2%
Operation $1,148 $5,669,000 4.4%
Transportation $403 $1,989,000 1.5%
Other $696 $3,440,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,304 $26,203,000 20.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $12,836 $63,410,000 48.7%
Total Expenditures $26,361 $130,225,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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