Washington High School

Washington High School is an average-sized senior high in South Bend, Indiana, one of the schools within South Bend Community School Corp. The school teaches 795 students in grades 9 through 12.

South Bend Community School Corp runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 13,585 students. Washington High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington High School reports that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Washington High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at Washington High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Joseph County (around 46%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Joseph County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,868 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, St. Joseph County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), of which Washington High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lafayette Early Childhood Center, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington High School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington High School's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 913 (now 795). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Washington High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.