Schools
Education is an important priority in Skamania County and is consistent with Washington State, which ranks second in the nation for the highest number of residents who have completed at least 12 years of school. Four public school districts currently serve the educational needs of Skamania County, ESD 112: Skamania County School Districts. Facilities and equipment are modern, budgets are sound, community involvement is high and student/teacher ratios remain low.
Several special programs are offered in the school districts throughout the County. These include a mainstreamed special education program, state gifted program, enrichment program for students K-8, summer remediation and enrichment programs and comprehensive athletic programs.
Clark College, is a community college providing two-year transfer degree studies, technical training and basic skills classes to more than 12,500 full-time and part-time students each quarter. It is the third largest college in the Washington State system of 35 community and technical colleges. Clark College is located on an 80-acre arboretum in Vancouver's historic Central Park, and 93% of its student body comes from the College's service area which includes Clark, Skamania and west Klickitat counties. It has a Cooperative Agreement for Transfer (CAT) with WSU, which enables students to take lower division studies leading to a transfer degree.
Washington State University Vancouver began offering courses in Southwest Washington in 1983, and was formally established as a branch campus of the state's land grant institution in 1989. As a branch campus, WSU-Vancouver is on a semester system, and offers junior, senior and graduate-level courses. The Washington Higher Education Teleconferencing System (WHETS) allows WSU Vancouver to originate and receive classes and meetings from other WSU campuses and sites throughout the state. Campus facilities also include science laboratories, a 200-seat lecture hall, a gallery and a cafeteria, as well as a system of biking and pedestrian paths.
| COMMUNITY | POPULATION | SCHOOL INFORMATION* |
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Upper Washougal/ Cape Horn Skye/ Mt. Pleasant |
2,500 | Cape Horn Skye (K-5) (360) 954-3600 Mt. Pleasant (K-7) (360) 835-3371 |
| Skamania/ Prindle | 500 | Skamania School (K-8) (509) 427-8239 Stevenson High School (509) 427-5631 |
| North Bonneville | 741 | Stevenson-Carson School Dist. (K-12) (509) 427-5674 |
| Stevenson | 1,315 | Stevenson-Carson School Dist. (K-12) (509) 427-5674 |
| Carson/Home Valley |
2,150 | Stevenson-Carson School Dist. (K-12) (509) 427-5674 |
| Stabler | 1,050 | Stevenson-Carson School Dist. (K-12) (509) 427-5674 |
| Mill A/Cook/Willard |
300 |
Mill A School (K-8) (509) 538-2522 |
| Underwood | 1,385 |
White Salmon (509) 493-1500 |
*(Numbers listed are for schools located in individual communities. Options are available in neighboring areas.)
