Educational Service District 113 is one of nine regional Educational Service Districts in the state of Washington. Educational Service District 113 serves forty-five predominately rural,
remote school districts in Southwest Washington State. Forty-one of the districts enroll
fewer than 2,000 students and thirty-two fewer than 1,000. The geographical service
region encompasses five counties as far southeast from Olympia (the state capital) to
White Pass in the Cascade Mountains and as far northwest as the coastal community of
Taholah on the Quinault Reservation. The primary function of ESD 113 is to support agencies and deliver educational services that can be more efficiently or economically
preformed regionally. ESD’s legislated responsibilities are to:

• Assist school districts in providing cost-effective, quality-education programs and
facilities
• Provide information and consultation services to local school districts
• Assist in providing equal educational opportunities for all students throughout the
state
• Act as liaison between local school districts and the Office of Superintendent of
Public Instruction
• Deliver programs mandated by the Legislature, assuring an environment for
excellence in education