Regular local school district · Cowlitz County
Kalama School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
Kalama School District runs 3 public schools with 1,138 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 5.3 lower than the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,138
- Teachers (FTE)
- 88
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 548 China Garden Rd, Kalama, WA 98625
- Phone
- (360)673-5282
- County
- Cowlitz County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5303810
- State district ID
- WA-08402
- Total staff (FTE)
- 135
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 379 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.9
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 (1,035), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $22.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $478,000
- State revenue
- $15.9 million
- Local revenue
- $5.9 million
- Total spending
- $42.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $40,979
- Salaries
- $6.5 million15.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $56.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 2.1%
- State: 71.4%
- Local: 26.5%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$40,979
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in Kalama School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Kalama Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 525 | 13.5 |
| Kalama High School | High | 9 to 12 | 347 | 14.5 |
| Kalama Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 266 | 11.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Cowlitz County
- Longview School District 6,382 students
- Kelso School District 4,960 students
- Woodland School District 2,429 students
- Castle Rock School District 1,484 students
- Toutle Lake School District 673 students
More in Washington
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.