Vision
Empower all students to be life-long learners.

Mission
To provide an exemplary education by meeting the diverse needs of students and by preparing all students for
lifelong learning and career or college opportunities.

Core Values
The Quillayute Valley School District Board of Directors value integrity above all.  We agree to:

1. Base all decisions on what’s best for students.
2. Demonstrate financial responsibility in all that we do.
3. Respect diversity and the individual differences of others.
4. Believe that student success is everyone’s responsibility.
5. Celebrate successes.
6. Promote effective and supportive interpersonal communication.
7. Ensure a safe and nurturing environment where all are protected from violence, harassment, bullying and threatening situations.
8. Build a positive culture by establishing and maintaining a strong, cohesive team.

Goals

1. The district will close the achievement gap.
2. The district will provide a safe and orderly environment where individuals are protected from bullying, harassment or violence.
3. The district will show respect for cultural diversity and celebrate student individuality.
4. The district will respond to the needs of its students, parents, and community.
5. The school will use technology effectively to improve teaching and learning.

Population: County - 65,525 Forks - 3,120 Urban growth area 4,900

Median age: County - 43.8 Forks - 31.3

Race: 81.5% White; 0.4% Black/African-American; 5% American Indian & Alaska Native; 1.5% Asian; 0.2 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; 8.5% Some other race. 15.5% of the population is Hispanic or Latino in cultural origins in Forks. This compares to 3.4% in Clallam County.

40% of the households in Forks had children under age 18. 62% of the houses in Forks were owner-occupied. Nearly 80% of the adult population had graduated from high school or the equivalent. 10% of the adult population had a bachelor's degree or higher. Just over half of the adults were married (51.6), 12.1% were divorced, and 30% had never married.

13% of the adult population were veterans, compared to the County's 21%. (Our region has the highest concentration of veterans in the State).

48% of the population lived in 2000 in the same house they lived in 1995.

17% of the population had lived outside of Clallam County in 1995. 90% were born in the United States, 10% were foreign born. Of those foreign born, 86% were born in Latin America, 5% in Europe, 5% in Asia, and 4% in North America. English was the predominate language being spoken at home (86%), while nearly 12% of the population spoke Spanish at home. Of those that reported their ancestry, 28% said "other ancestry" from those from which one could choose. 16% were of German ancestry, 10% were English, 10% U.S/American, and 9% Italian.

64% of the adult population were in the labor force. Most of those working either drove their own car to work (63%) or car pooled (23%). It took on average 23 minutes for folks to get to work.

Of those working, 18% were employed in the "ag/forestry/fishing/mining" industries. Another 18% were in the "education/health/social services" profession and another 18% were in "public administration." Another 9% were employed in retail trade, 8% in manufacturing, and 7% in "arts/entertainment/recreation/accommodation/food services." 56% of the working population worked in the private sector, 33% in the public sector, and 11% were self employed in their own businesses.

Median Household income was $34,280 - compared to the County's $36,449. The City's median household income was about 73% of the state's.

Median family income was $38,844 - compared to the County's $44,381.

15% of the families in Forks lived in poverty as calculated by the federal government (approximately $18,000/year in income for a family of four). 49% of the families with only a mother as head of household lived in poverty. One out of every five people in town live on an income that meets the poverty level. One out of four children live in a household struggle with incomes that meet the poverty standards.

Of the housing structures here in the City, 52% live in what we would call a single family house, 31% lived in mobile homes, the remainder lived in some type of apartment type structure. 82% of the structures were built prior to 1980. More than half of the population have lived where they were at prior to 1995. 89% of the population had one or more vehicles, and 71% used electricity to heat their homes. In 2000, the median value of homes was $83,500. 70% of the owners have a mortgage with the median mortgage being $760. Of those renting, the median rent was $444.

Source: http://www.forkswa.com/51.html - General Demographics based upon Census 2000 prepared by Rod Fleck, City Attorney Planner, Forks, September 2005

Teaching Staff -

Average years educational experience: 14  State Average: 14

Masters Degree or Higher: 53%  State Average: 61%

Students per classroom teacher: 17  State Average: 17

Source: WA OSPI, 2005-2006

Students -

Source: WA OSPI, 2005-2006