📍 134 First St., Smith River, Del Norte County, 95567
Smith River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Smith River, Del Norte County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicole Cochran. It is part of the Del Norte County Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
Smith River Elementary enrolls 245 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 16% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 50% |
| White | 64 | 26% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 39 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 245 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Smith River Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Smith River Elementary is one of 11 schools in Del Norte County Unified, based in Crescent City, California. The district serves 3,378 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Smith River Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 307 students per school.
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