Cheney School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Cheney and Airway Heights, and parts of Spokane.

At a glance

5,662Students enrolled

13Schools

2Towns served

$15,239Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CheneyAirway Heights

Grades PK–5

Betz Elementary or Salnave ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Cheney Middle School637 students · CheneyThis district

Grades 9–12

Cheney High School1,491 students · CheneyThis district

Grades PK–5

Sunset Elementary634 students · Airway HeightsThis district

Grades 6–8

Cheney Middle School or Westwood Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Cheney High School1,491 students · CheneyThis 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 proficiency47%

State average 50.3%

Reading / language arts56%

State average 61%

Graduation rate (4-year)89%

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

$15,239

per student each year · 17% below the WA average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration37%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)22%

State70%

Federal9%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,078’20

5,358’21

5,540’22

5,658’23

5,662’24

Students

White · 67%3,801

Hispanic · 15%830

Two or more races · 8%447

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 5%263

Black · 2%118

Asian · 2%110

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

Towns served

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Cheney12,804 people

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Airway Heights11,245 people

Also covers small parts of Spokane.

Schools13 in district

Level

All 13 Preschool 1 Elementary 5 Middle 2 High 4 Other 1

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Sunset ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 634 students · Airway Heights

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Windsor ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 549 students · Spokane

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Betz ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 535 students · Cheney

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Phil Snowdon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 525 students · Cheney

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Salnave ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 347 students · Cheney

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Cheney Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 637 students · Cheney

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Westwood Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 624 students · Spokane

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Cheney High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,491 students · Cheney

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Three Springs High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 103 students · Cheney

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WIN AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 62 students · Cheney

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Cheney Open DoorsHigh · Grades 7–12 · 10 students · Cheney

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HomeWorksOther · Grades K–12 · 145 students · Cheney

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Birth To ThreePrekindergarten · Grades PK · Cheney

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

Nearby districts

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Central Valley School DistrictSpokane Valley · $15,703 per student

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East Valley School DistrictSpokane Valley · $18,637 per student

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.