Centralia School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Centralia and Bucoda, and parts of Chehalis.

At a glance
3,313Students enrolled
9Schools
2Towns served
$17,813Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
75%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades K–6
5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
Centralia Middle School479 students · CentraliaThis district
Grades PK–6
6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 6
6 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
Centralia Middle School479 students · CentraliaThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs WA
Math proficiency39%
State average 50.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 61%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 83%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2018–19; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,813
per student each year · 3% below the WA average
Spending
Classroom instruction56%
Support & administration40%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)14%
State70%
Federal16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
3,337’20
3,274’21
3,440’22
3,374’23
3,313’24
Students
White · 50%1,660
Hispanic · 42%1,396
Two or more races · 5%163
Black · 1%36
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%25
Asian · 0%12

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

Also covers small parts of Chehalis.

Schools9 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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