Blaine High School

Blaine High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in BLAINE, Washington, one of the schools within Blaine School District. Current enrollment sits at 566 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Blaine High School is one of 7 schools operated by Blaine School District, a district that enrolls 1,983 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Blaine High School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Whatcom County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Blaine High School shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Blaine High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Whatcom County shows median household income runs about $81,784, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Blaine High School is one.

The closest other public school is Blaine Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Blaine High School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

Blaine High School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Blaine High School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 635 (now 566). White enrollment moved from 73% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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