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?

CentraliaBucoda

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

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Centralia18,830 people

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Bucoda494 people

Also covers small parts of Chehalis.

Schools9 in district

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Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 443 students · Centralia

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Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 357 students · Centralia

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Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 317 students · Centralia

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Edison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 313 students · Centralia

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Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 294 students · Centralia

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Centralia Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 479 students · Centralia

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Centralia High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 941 students · Centralia

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Futurus High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 110 students · Centralia

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Centralia School District SpEd Pre-schoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 59 students · Centralia

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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.