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The highest-poverty public high schools in Whatcom County, Washington

Across Whatcom County, Washington, 12 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lummi High School leads the list at 97.9%, against a median of 43.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Whatcom County, Washington

Top % FRL

97.9%

Median % FRL

43.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lummi High School	Bellingham, WA	Lummi High School	High	142	97.9%
2	Nooksack Valley High School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	High	520	55.8%
3	Options High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	176	54.0%
4	Mount Baker Senior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	High	513	48.5%
5	Ferndale High School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	High	1,325	45.5%
6	Lynden High School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	High	1,002	43.5%
7	Squalicum High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,273	43.2%
8	Blaine High School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	High	566	41.2%
9	Meridian High School	BELLINGHAM, WA	Meridian School District	High	534	36.1%
10	Bellingham High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,165	35.5%
11	Sehome High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,116	29.9%
12	Intergenerational High School	Bellingham, WA	Intergenerational High School	High	107	23.4%

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