Chelan School of Innovation

Set in Chelan, Washington, Chelan School of Innovation is a tiny senior high, part of Lake Chelan School District. It works with 50 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Chelan School of Innovation sits 91% below that benchmark.

Lake Chelan School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,299 students. Chelan School of Innovation is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Chelan School of Innovation reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 46% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Chelan County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chelan School of Innovation has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 33.3:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Chelan County) logs that median household income runs about $82,381, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chelan School of Innovation is one of 43 public schools in Chelan County (combined enrollment of about 12,965 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Chelan Preschool, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Chelan School of Innovation.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Chelan School of Innovation's enrollment has rose 56% since 2018, when it stood at 32 (now 50). Over the same period, the White share fell from 63% to 46%. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 33.3:1 in 2025.

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