Editing Index, Washington (section)

==Education==

The Index School District serves the town and surrounding areas in the southeast corner of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite map |date=December 21, 2017 |title=Snohomish County School Districts Map |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_CFP/Snohomish%20County%20School%20District.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629202505/http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_CFP/Snohomish%20County%20School%20District.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> It has a single [[K–8 school|combined elementary–middle school]] with an enrollment of 23 students and three full-time teachers {{as of|2023|lc=y}}.<ref name="NCES">{{cite web |title=Public School District Directory Information: Index School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5303720 |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |accessdate=May 12, 2025}}</ref> The school district was established in 1892 and built its first schoolhouse in 1899 for a class of 40 students; the schoolhouse was replaced in 1908 by the Index School, a larger building with four classrooms.<ref name="Herald-School"/> A [[high school]] was opened in 1918, but was only used until 1942 as enrollment declined; high school students have been bused to [[Sultan Senior High School]] since Index High School was closed.<ref name="Herald-School"/><ref name="HistoryLink"/> A new school building was constructed in 1955 to replace the condemned Index School and remains in use;<ref name="Herald-School"/> its original courtyard was later replaced with an indoor [[computer lab]]. Most of the building was renovated in 2019 using a grant from the state government.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davey |first=Stephanie |date=June 18, 2019 |title=Come fall, Index students will see changes to the old school |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/come-fall-index-students-will-see-changes-to-the-old-school/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 15, 2022 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315074159/https://www.heraldnet.com/news/come-fall-index-students-will-see-changes-to-the-old-school/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The town is part of the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system, which operates a twice-monthly [[bookmobile]] service to Index.<ref>{{cite web |title=Book Mobile |url=https://indexschooldistrict.net/book-mobile/ |publisher=Index School District |accessdate=February 6, 2025}}</ref> Index's original [[public library]] was established in 1913 and was one of several small-town libraries to receive a donation of used books from the [[Seattle Public Library]] system. It was later dissolved due to low patronage and the collection was donated to a nearby resort.<ref>{{harvp|Burgstahler|1980|pp=25–26}}</ref>