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St. Helens School District 502

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St. Helens School District 502 is located in northwest Oregon. St. Helens School District 502 has 100.50 square miles of land area and 5.51 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total St. Helens School District 502 population is 20,169. St. Helens School District 502 median household income is $54,186 in 2010-2014. St. Helens School District 502 median house value is $193,300 in 2010-2014. On average, St. Helens School District 502 is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (125 out of 176, bottom 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (95 out of 177, bottom 46%)* Rank: #140
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	20,169 (2010-2014), rank #50
Population Growth	3.53% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	190.26/sq mi, rank #33
Median Household Income:	$54,186 at 2010-2014—-7.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Median House Price:	$193,300 at 2010-2014—-6.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #95
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	100.50 sq mi, rank #159
Water Area:	5.51 sq mi (5.20%), rank #48
State:	Oregon
County:	Columbia County
City:	Saint Helens, Warren, Deer Island, Columbia City, Rainier
Zip:	97051, 97053, 97054, 97018, 97048
Area:	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

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St. Helens School District 502 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

474 North 16th St

Saint Helens OR, 97051, Columbia County

Phone: 503-397-3085

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,239	3,263	3,469	3,518	3,602	3,655	3,650
English Language Learner Students:	48	43	76	74	76	70	85
Total Teachers:	149.47	145.40	147.15	164.75	171.11	181.20	182.10
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.14	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	8.46	7.44	6.07	8.43	8.81	8.60	10.30
Elementary:	94.45	91.03	94.04	103.58	107.99	114.10	113.60
Secondary:	46.56	46.79	47.04	51.74	53.31	57.50	57.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	152.01	156.19	171.92	176.61	154.62	168.40	173.70
Instructional Aides:	38.30	36.04	35.66	37.67	41.37	43.50	44.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.25	1.50	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.86	7.75	9.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.86	7.75	9.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	2.70	2.70	4.23	3.67	4.33	4.80	4.80
District Administrators:	3.00	2.55	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	8.60	9.57	10.62	10.22	11.22	14.00	11.20
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.50	11.50	10.50	10.50
School Administrative Support:	13.80	13.65	14.20	14.00	13.00	14.80	16.00
Student Support Services:	10.92	12.80	11.41	12.94	13.29	15.30	20.10
Other Support Services:	55.69	59.88	72.80	74.75	45.91	49.00	49.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.67	22.44	23.57	21.35	21.05	20.17	20.04

Schools

Columbia County Education Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	474 North 16th St, Saint Helens OR 97051
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	111 South 9th St, Saint Helens OR 97051
Mcbride Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2774 Columbia Blvd, Saint Helens OR 97051
St Helens Arthur Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 8	33035 Pittsburg Rd, Saint Helens OR 97051
St Helens High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2375 Gable Rd, Saint Helens OR 97051
St Helens Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	354 North 15th St, Saint Helens OR 97051

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
OAKS Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	31%	43.2%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30.7%	46.6%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30.1%	45%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43.6%	55%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	38.9%	52%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	33.5%	54%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	56.3%	53.6%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67.7%	68%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	62.6%	66%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	66.9%	69%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40.9%	50.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	35.3%	53.5%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	44.6%	55%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.5%	66%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.2%	65%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60.4%	66%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69.2%	66.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.3%	83%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.6%	84%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55.7%	59.1%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53.2%	60.5%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	51.1%	62%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	54.9%	57%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52.3%	58%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61.9%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72.8%	70%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60.2%	64%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61.3%	63%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	40.8%	48%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	57.8%	54.4%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	42.1%	55%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	39.1%	55%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	39.4%	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	48.8%	55%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	58.2%	53.1%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	49.2%	67%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	53.7%	60%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	86.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	86%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59.2%	70%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	77%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.7%	77%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	76.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	47.8%	63%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55.5%	64%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	49.2%	61%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	83%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	85.5%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	87%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.5%	83%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	84%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	83%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	82.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.4%	83%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	70%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.6%	66%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	88%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.1%	72%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	77%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	77%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57.9%	65%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.7%	66%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47.5%	64%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	87%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.2%	80%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	83%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	84%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	85%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.8%	74%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.7%	73%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	27.1%	32.4%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41.6%	42%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	29.6%	45%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.9%	43%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	78.9%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	84%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	85%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	76.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	58%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.0%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	76.8%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	81.4%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	83%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	72%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	75%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	76%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	76.3%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	78%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	68%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.4%	69.9%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	75%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	79%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	75%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	74.4%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	74%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	69%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69.0%	67%
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	20.4%	33.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	77%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	70%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	73%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.9%	72.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	59%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.1%	59%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.8%	59%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.9%	80%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.5%	73%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	77%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	76.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.2%	79%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	65%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	63%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	71%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	74%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	74%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	78%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	77.8%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.1%	61%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.8%	63%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	61%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	73%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	74%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	77%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	77.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	80%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.2%	75%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	73%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	33.1%	39.4%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	28.6%	45%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	32.5%	48%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.2%	50%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.1%	59.8%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.9%	63.5%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	66%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	70%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	69%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	71%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	70.6%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65%	65%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.0%	63%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	60%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.8%	62.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.3%	66%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.6%	69%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	65%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	70%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	72%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	67%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	59%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	65.8%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	68%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	69%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.2%	72%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	70.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	66%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	66%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35%	37.2%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$30,028,000	$8,656		$30,794,000	$8,753		$32,159,000	$8,928
Federal:	$1,981,000	$571	6.6%	$3,743,000	$1,064	12.2%	$3,449,000	$958	10.7%
State:	$17,542,000	$5,057	58.4%	$16,636,000	$4,729	54.0%	$18,370,000	$5,100	57.1%
Local:	$10,505,000	$3,028	35.0%	$10,415,000	$2,960	33.8%	$10,340,000	$2,871	32.2%
Total Expenditures:	$30,167,000	$8,696		$30,647,000	$8,711		$31,384,000	$8,713
Total Current Expenditures:	$26,441,000	$7,622		$26,871,000	$7,638		$27,973,000	$7,766
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,485,000	$4,464	58.6%	$16,443,000	$4,674	61.2%	$17,344,000	$4,815	62.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,677,000	$772	10.1%	$2,241,000	$637	8.3%	$2,242,000	$622	8.0%
Administration:	$3,573,000	$1,030	13.5%	$3,626,000	$1,031	13.5%	$3,636,000	$1,009	13.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,706,000	$1,357	17.8%	$4,561,000	$1,296	17.0%	$4,751,000	$1,319	17.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$314,000	$91		$568,000	$161		$438,000	$122
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$145,000	$42		$174,000	$49		$161,000	$45
Interest on Debt:	$2,150,000	$620		$2,007,000	$570		$1,870,000	$519

Total Salary:	$14,425,000	$4,158		$15,519,000	$4,411		$16,208,000	$4,500
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,787,000	$2,821	67.8%	$10,989,000	$3,124	70.8%	$11,622,000	$3,227	71.7%
Other Salary:	$4,638,000	$1,337	32.2%	$4,530,000	$1,288	29.2%	$4,586,000	$1,273	28.3%
Total Benefit:	$7,286,000	$2,100		$7,099,000	$2,018		$6,920,000	$1,921
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,691,000	$1,352	64.4%	$4,678,000	$1,330	65.9%	$4,638,000	$1,288	67.0%
Other Benefit:	$2,595,000	$748	35.6%	$2,421,000	$688	34.1%	$2,282,000	$634	33.0%

* St. Helens School District 502 was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.