Cheney High School

Cheney High School is a senior high of sizable scale in CHENEY, Washington, part of Cheney School District, enrolling 1,491 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 160% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Cheney School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,662 students. Cheney High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Cheney High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Cheney High School logs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Cheney High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Cheney High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 39.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Spokane County indicate median household income runs about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Cheney High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cheney Open Doors, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cheney High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 14%: 1,306 students in 2018 compared to 1,491 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 68% across the same window.

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