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Chewelah School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Chewelah School District runs 4 public schools with 799 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 16.6 students per teacher is 1.6 lower than the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
799
Teachers (FTE)
48
Students per teacher
16.6
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
210 N Park St, Chewelah, WA 99109
County
Stevens County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5301260
State district ID
WA-33036
Total staff (FTE)
101
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 266 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.6
Washington18.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (706), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$11.5 million
Federal revenue
$1.4 million
State revenue
$8.5 million
Local revenue
$1.6 million
Total spending
$11.2 million
Spending per pupil
$15,868
Salaries
$6.2 million55.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 74.3%
  • Local: 13.6%

Washington overall

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 67.2%
  • Local: 24.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,868
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Chewelah School District

By level: 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Chewelah Open Doors Reengagement ProgramCEP schoolHigh10 to 1240
Gess ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 632414.7
Jenkins Junior/Senior HighCEP schoolHigh7 to 1232216.9
Quartzite LearningCEP schoolOtherK to 1211318.8

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.