Omak School District
| Omak School District | |
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Omak, Washington Okanogan Country United States |
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| Coordinates | 48°24′7.02″N 119°32′29.76″W / 48.4019500°N 119.5416000°WCoordinates: 48°24′7.02″N 119°32′29.76″W / 48.4019500°N 119.5416000°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence since 1912 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Established | 1912 |
| Schools | 8 |
| Budget | $US18 million |
| District ID | 5306220 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,540 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 19.65 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Omak School District, officially known as Omak School District 19, is a school district that serves Omak, Washington, a city in the Okanogan region of United States. It consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools and three high schools. The district was established in 1912. Its first high school, Omak High School, was built in 1919. More schools were constructed in September 1954, when land was leased in North Omak.
Omak School District merged with Conconully School District in the 1960s; in 1964, a student count of four in Conconully prompted consideration of the merger. The district now educates 2,540 students. Omak School District covers an area of 496.8 square metres (5,348 sq ft) and has a population of 10,481, approximately 5,000 over Omak. There is also a high diversity rank for students in the district, having an index rank of 52.3 percent.
Bus transportation services and a family access program are among the services provided by the district. A virtual school was proposed for Omak in May 2009. In February 2010, Omak School District became the first district in Okanogan County and the third in Washington to open a virtual school. District superintendent Arthur Himmler died in March 2013, and there is ongoing discussion related to his replacement. The district ranks 240 of the 259 school districts in Washington, with Omak High School maintaining the highest scores and Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School garnering the lowest scores.
Omak School District was established in 1912. Its first high school was built in 1919, following 150 out of 155 votes in favour of the development of a high school. That same month, there was a discussion to create a special $US10 million tax, so the school district could pay its debts to the Washington State Board of Education.Omak High School had an enrolment of 13 when it opened in 1919. Consideration of further schools in Omak began in September 1954, when land was leased in North Omak. In 1955, curriculum coordinator Carl Precht announced that the new elementary school, North Omak Elementary School, would move into the location of a business. The school was damaged by fire in 1988. That same year, the district purchased a larger bus to run the district's five bus routes. The district's highest budget was $US847,621 during the 1966–67 school season. Several people filed for school board director positions in Okanogan County by February 1952, including Dr. Fred Baines and Dr. Ralph Mundinger. The cost of education services in Omak during the 1955–56 school year was $US400,000. The Conconully School District merged with Omak on July 1, 1964, as a number of residents complained about the school system in the town of Conconully, which had four pupils that year. Residents voted in favor of bus transportation services beginning in 1966; similar services were established in neighboring districts around the same time.
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