Editing Stanwood, Washington (section)

==Education==

Public schools in Stanwood are operated by the [[Stanwood-Camano School District]], which covers the city and neighboring communities, including Camano Island, [[Lake Ketchum, Washington|Lake Ketchum]], and [[Warm Beach, Washington|Warm Beach]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Stanwood School District Proposed Board of Director Districts |year=2008 |url=http://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/docman/board-of-directors/board-misc/2440-import-director-districts/file.html |publisher=[[Stanwood-Camano School District]] |access-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917053709/http://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/docman/board-of-directors/board-misc/2440-import-director-districts/file.html |archive-date=September 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The district had an enrollment of approximately 4,554 students in 2014 and has eleven total schools, including [[Stanwood High School|one high school]], two middle schools, and four elementary schools located in Stanwood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public School District Directory Information: Stanwood-Camano School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5308340 |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Information & District Map |url=http://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/about-scsd-401-mainmenu-19/schoolscontact-mainmenu-100.html |publisher=Stanwood-Camano School District |access-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701010853/http://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/about-scsd-401-mainmenu-19/schoolscontact-mainmenu-100.html |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The old high school, opened in 1971, was replaced in 2021 by a new, three-story building on the existing campus to accommodate the area's growing population.<ref name="Herald-HS2021"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=May 23, 2018 |title=Work begins on new Stanwood high school |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-begins-on-new-stanwood-high-school/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>

Stanwood's nearest post-secondary education institutions are [[Skagit Valley College]], located in [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]], and [[Everett Community College]], located in northern Everett.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Navigator: Results for 98292 |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=WA&zc=98292&zd=20&of=3 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> In 2006, the city offered {{convert|480|acre|ha}} near [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] to the state government for a potential four-year university campus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Lynn |date=August 29, 2007 |title=Cities hunger for higher education |page=H14 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2003857598_uwnorth29n0.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 6, 2018}}</ref> The university project was eventually awarded to [[UW North Sound|other bids]] in Everett before being cancelled entirely in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Scott |last2=Stevick |first2=Eric |date=May 22, 2006 |title=Stanwood wants to be college town |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/05/22/100loc_a1stanwood001.cfm |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614151056/http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/05/22/100loc_a1stanwood001.cfm |archive-date=June 14, 2006 |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Long |first=Katherine |date=May 24, 2011 |title=WSU branch campus one step closer for Everett |page=A1 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015129940_wsu24m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073035/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015129940_wsu24m.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>