Kahlotus Elem & High

Kahlotus Elem & High is a rural-scale all-grades campus in KAHLOTUS, Washington, overseen by Kahlotus School District. The school enrolls 59 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 204.

Kahlotus Elem & High is a school of Kahlotus School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Kahlotus Elem & High lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 44% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Kahlotus Elem & High shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.4:1. The state averages around 33.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kahlotus Elem & High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 47.5%.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,714, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Franklin County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students), Kahlotus Elem & High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washtucna Elementary/High School, roughly 14.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, Kahlotus Elem & High comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

Kahlotus Elem & High operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kahlotus Elem & High's enrollment has expanded 26% since 2018, when it stood at 47 (now 59). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 79% to 47%.

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