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 five schools…
- NKN Preschool
- Garibaldi Grade School (Wolves)
- Nehalem Elementary (Seagulls)
- NKN Middle School (Raiders)
- NKN High School (Pirates)
Your School District Staff
- 69% of licensed staff have a master’s degree or higher
- 6 years is the average experience of our new teachers
- 10 years is the average experience for our teachers
- $40,654 is the first year teacher salary with no teaching experience (2019-20)
- $43,698 is the first year teacher salary with a MA (2019-20)
- $81,305 is the top of the teacher salary (2019-20)
- Two Family Resource Coordinators, Elementary literacy coach, Music teacher preschool – high school, Nursing services available
Home to: Oregon Small School’s Administrator of the Year (Kristi Woika, 2016), Oregon Small School’s Teacher of the Year (Cynthia Grelck, 2013)

Your Students
$268,000 was earned in scholarships by the class of 2019 with students entering the following:
- 4-yr college/university – 18
- 2-yr community college/vocational – 17
- Military – 2
- Workforce – 11
- 1170 average SAT score
- 36 students were enrolled in the morning and afternoon preschool (2019) program.
- 14% of students participated in high school ASPIRE mentor program
- 100% of elementary students have access to swimming instruction

Your Schools
- 400 students are enrolled in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program
- 600 meals served daily
- 500 students are transported to school
- 13% of students are identified as special needs students
- Over 90% of parents regularly attend parent teacher conferences
- 7% of students are identified as English as a Second Language
- Average elementary class size 20 (State Report Card 2018-19)
- Average middle school class size 22 (State Report Card 2018-19)
- Average high school class size 16 (State Report Card 2018-19)

Your Facilities
- Outdoor play structures at Garibaldi Grade School and Nehalem Elementary (projected 2020)
- $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

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
