The Neah-Kah-Nie School District community is made up of Staff, Students, Parents, and Residents of the communities we serve. Working together, we are accomplishing some amazing things at our four schools…

  • Garibaldi Grade School (Wolves)
  • Nehalem Elementary (Seagulls)
  • NKN Middle School (Raiders)
  • NKN High School (Pirates)

Your School District Staff

  • $49,948 is the first year teacher salary with no teaching experience (2025-26)
  • $453,689 the first year teacher salary with a MA (2025-26)
  • $99,894 is the top of the teacher salary (2025-26)
  • Family Resource Coordinators at each school, Elementary literacy coach, Music teacher preschool-high school, Full time nurse, school counselors at each school, Free full day Preschool Promise, Instructional Technology Coach, Response to Instruction & Intervention(RTI) K-8

Home to: Oregon Secondary Media Specialist of the Year (Kathryn Harmon 2021), Oregon Small School’s Administrator of the Year (Kristi Mills , 2016), Oregon Small School’s Teacher of the Year (Cynthia Grelck, 2013)

Teacher in the middle of a lesson for his class.


Your Students

36 students were recognized for 42 scholarships totaling over $144,000 was earned by the class of 2022 with students entering the following:

  • 4-yr college/university – 9
  • 2-yr community college/vocational – 15
  • Military –
  • Trade school-5
  • Undecided-
  • 1086 average SAT score
  • 36 students enrolled in the preschool (2022) program.
  • 100% of Nehalem elementary students have access to swimming instruction
A group of students plays basketball in the school gym.


Your Schools

  • 31% of students are enrolled in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program
  • 600 meals served daily
  • 525 students are transported to school
  • 15% of students are identified as special needs students
  • Over 90% of parents regularly attend parent teacher conferences
  • 8% of students are identified as English as a Second Language
  • Average elementary class size 17
  • Average middle school class size 20
  • Average high school class size 17


Your Facilities

  • Outdoor play structures at Garibaldi Grade School and Nehalem Elementary (2021)
  • $225,000 access control system district-wide (2020)
  • $300,000 window and siding replacement, Garibaldi Grade School (2019)
  • $3 million seismic upgrade grants Nehalem Elementary & Garibaldi Grade School (2018-19)
  • $300,000 renovation of high school chemistry classroom (2019)
  • $300,000 high school welding lab (2019)
  • $2.5 million track & field renovation (2017)
  • $1.5 million seismic upgrade grant Nehalem Elementary (2017)
  • $16.5 million middle school bond will be paid off (2025)
  • 216,000 number of square feet of building space is managed by your maintenance staff
Aerial view of one of our lovely track and field facilities.


Your Technology in Classrooms

  • 1:1 Chromebook to student ratio grades 2-8
  • Majority of high school classes with 1:1 Chromebook computer/to student ratio
  • Most classrooms have Active Boards
  • 100% of classrooms have projectors/Document Cameras

Your New Curriculums

  • New curriculums in the last five years:
  • Elementary: English Language Arts, literacy intervention, math, math intervention, music, health
  • Middle School: English Language Arts, math, math intervention, science, social studies, band, choir
  • High School: English Language Arts, math, math intervention, health, algebra, science, biology, Spanish