About Our District


School District Mission

In the summer of 2002, the school board was involved in the process of evaluating and refining the overall school vision, which is “We will serve as a lighthouse for public education in our community.” This means the district will strive to the best of its abilities to provide leadership to: 1) inspire high student achievement, 2) nurture responsible citizenship, 3) create lifelong learners, and 4) ensure no child gets lost. The board and superintendent have joined with all staff, teachers, parents and students to provide exceptional learning opportunities and support for our most valuable asset: our children.

School District Facts

Anacortes School District is located 16 miles west of I-5 (near Mount Vernon) and 60 miles north of Seattle. The District is 25 square miles in size and enrolls approximately 3,000 students. There are approximately 380 certificated and classified employees in the district. The school district has an excellent reputation and the student population, as a whole, scores high on state assessments and other standardized tests.

Bus transportation for students is provided according to guidelines established by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Transportation Department. Students eligible for school bus transportation are those living over one mile from school. Bus stops, routes, and times are published each fall in the Anacortes American newspaper. Local radio stations KBRC and KLKI announce school closings or late openings when inclement weather prevails or online at www.schoolreport.org*.

Hot lunches are served daily at the following prices: K - 6 = $2.25; Grades 7 - 12 = $2.75; and breakfast is served daily at the following prices: K - 6 = $1.25; Grades 7-12 = $1.50. Free and reduced-price breakfasts and lunches are available to eligible students. Applications are available in all school and district offices.

District Finances

2006 Tax Rate
per $1,000 assessed valuation
2006-2007
Budgeted Expenditures
2006-2007
Budgeted Income Sources

General Fund $1.5042 Teaching Activities 63.14% Local property taxes 20.8%
Bond redemption $ .9306 Teaching support 8.11% Local non-taxes 3.5%

2003 School District Assessed Valuation

$3,556,641,459

Other support activities 15.84% State 66.6%
Supervision of instruction & buildings 5.70% Federal 6.3%
  Central Administration 7.21% Other 2.8%

For the past several years, Anacortes School District has submitted special levies for voter approval every two years. District voters approved a four-year levy in February 2006 covering calendar years 2007 – 2010.  Elections are generally held in February preceding the period stipulated in the levy request. Levy funds support underfunded state programs such as transportation and special programs including remedial education, the Challenge program for highly capable students, health services, support of libraries, staff development, and technology.

Levy collection in 2006. . . . $5,350,000 Levy collection in 2007. . . .$5,939,000

District Facilities

Administration/Central Office
2200 M Avenue
(360)293-1200   Chris Borgen,
Superintendent
Anacortes High School
1600 20th Street
(360)293-2166 860 students
grades 9-12
Pam Estvold ,
Principal
Anacortes Middle School
2202 M Avenue
(360)293-1230 450 students
grades 7-8
Susan Willet,
Principal
Fidalgo Elementary
13590 Gibralter Road
(360)293-9545 418 students
grades K-6
Tara Dowd ,
Principal
Island View Elementary
2501 J Avenue
(360)293-3149 445 students
grades K-6
Bernard Selting,
Principal
Mount Erie Elementary
1313 41st Avenue
(360)293-9541 409 students
grades K-6
Bob Knorr,
Principal
Whitney Elementary
1200 M Avenue
(360)293-9536 115 students
grades PreK-3
Kevin Schwartz,
Principal
Learning Opportunity Center
2801 Commercial Avenue
(360)293-1225 78 students Marge Thomas,
Director
Home Education Program (360)299-4828 118 students Marge Thomas ,
Director
Transitions Program
Anacortes High School
(360)293-1217 15 students Maggie Thompson,
Director
Transportation Department
2201 37th Street
(360)293-1223   Joe Sanders,
Manager

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