Washington HS

Washington HS operates as a tight-knit four-year high school in Washington, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Washington SD. Current enrollment sits at 387 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 738.

Washington SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,456 students. Washington HS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Washington HS records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 22% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Washington County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $78,958 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Washington County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), of which Washington HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington HS. On composite proficiency, Washington HS comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington HS has decreased 11%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 51% to 42%.

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