Kalama High School

Kalama High School is a cozy senior high in Kalama, Washington, run under Kalama School District. The school educates 347 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Kalama High School sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.

Kalama School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,138 students. Kalama High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Kalama High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Kalama High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Cowlitz County's rate of about 58%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cowlitz County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,531, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Cowlitz County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students), Kalama High School is one campus in the mix.

Kalama Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.