Jewell School Explained

Jewell School
Streetaddress:	83874 Highway 103
City:	Seaside
County:	(Columbia County)
State:	Oregon
Zipcode:	97138
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	45.9298°N -123.4983°W
Type:	Public
District:	Jewell School District
Principal:	Jon Wood^[1] ^[2]
Grades:	PK-12
Students:	175
Mascot:	Bluejay
Colors:	Blue and gold
Conference:	OSAA 1A-2 Casco League

Jewell School is a public school in Jewell, Oregon, United States. It is the only school in the Jewell School District. The school has a Seaside mailing address because Jewell no longer has a post office. For the 2008–2009 school year, Jewell School received $3.1 million in timber dollars (nearly ten times the revenue from taxes).^[3]

In 1969 it had 24 high school students, making it, along with the high school of Ukiah, the high school programs in the state with the lowest enrollments.^[4]

Academics

In 2008, 63% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of eight students, five graduated and three dropped out.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: OSAA - Error. www.osaa.org.
2. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2008-09 . Oregon Department of Education . 139 . 2009-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf . 2011-05-26 .
3. http://www.jewell.k12.or.us/files/Board%20Packet%2012-15-08.pdf>Jewell School Finance Report (page 30)
4. News: Desert School Enrolls 2. Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. 1969-01-01. 5 of Section 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
5. News: State releases high school graduation rates. 2009-06-30. The Oregonian. 2009-07-01.
6. Web site: Oregon dropout rates for 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916113750/http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls . dead . 2011-09-16 . 2009-06-30 . . 2009-07-01 .