Brewster Alternative School

Brewster Alternative School operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in Brewster, Washington, operated by Brewster School District. Current enrollment sits at 13 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Brewster Alternative School sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

Brewster Alternative School is one of 4 schools operated by Brewster School District, a district that hosts 1,001 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Brewster Alternative School shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Okanogan County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Brewster Alternative School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.0:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Okanogan County indicate median household income runs about $63,207, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Okanogan County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), of which Brewster Alternative School is one.

Brewster Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 55%: 29 students in 2018 compared to 13 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 76% to 100% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 48.3:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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