Auburn Senior High School

Set in AUBURN, Washington, Auburn Senior High School is a roomy four-year high school, one of the schools within Auburn School District. It instructs 1,918 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 235% bigger than the state mean of about 573.

Auburn School District runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 18,174 students. Auburn Senior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Auburn Senior High School lists that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 24% White, 11% Asian, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above King County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Auburn Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (King County) reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Auburn Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Auburn Senior High School. On composite proficiency, Auburn Senior High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Auburn Senior High School has increased 8%, going from 1,770 students in 2018 to 1,918 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 36% to 24% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.