Public schools in Chehalis, WA
Chehalis has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 5 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,774 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Chehalis School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Chehalis's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Chehalis | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chehalis School District | 7 | 3,012 | $17,562 |
| Adna School District | 2 | 648 | $15,492 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
5 high schools in Chehalis, 1,536 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W F West High School | 950 | 22.2 | 33.6% | Chehalis |
| Adna Middle/High School | 369 | 18.9 | 15.7% | Adna |
| Green Hill Academic School | 163 | 11.5 | 47.2% | Chehalis |
| Lewis County Alternative School | 38 | 15.2 | 55.3% | Chehalis |
| Lewis County Juvenile Detention | 16 | 16.0 | 31.3% | Chehalis |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Chehalis, 692 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chehalis Middle School | 692 | 21.4 | 39.5% | Chehalis |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Chehalis, 1,546 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orin C Smith Elementary School | 647 | 18.5 | 41.7% | Chehalis |
| James W Lintott Elementary School | 634 | 15.6 | 43.5% | Chehalis |
| Adna Elementary School | 265 | 18.1 | 18.1% | Adna |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Chehalis's public schools compare with Washington's
The median Chehalis school has 18.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Washington median of 16.7. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 369 students (state 391).
| Chehalis | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 18.1 | 16.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 369 | 391 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 33% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 44% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Chehalis schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Chehalis
- Chehalis School DistrictRuns 7 of Chehalis's 9 public schools and spent $17,562 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,562
- W F West High School, the largest high school in Chehalis950 students in 2024-25, 22.2 per teacher.950
- Compare Chehalis School District with Adna School DistrictChehalis's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Chehalis addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Chehalis
How many public schools are in Chehalis, WA?
9 public schools with an address in Chehalis were open in 2024-25: 5 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,774 students.What is the largest high school in Chehalis?
W F West High School, with 950 students in 2024-25 (Chehalis School District).Which districts run Chehalis's schools?
Chehalis School District (7 schools), Adna School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25