Darrington High School

Darrington High School, an one-room-style 9-12 campus in DARRINGTON, Washington, run under Darrington School District, serves 113 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 80% below typical.

Within Darrington School District, which oversees 2 schools and 464 students, Darrington High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Darrington High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Darrington High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put median household income runs about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Darrington High School is one.

Darrington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Darrington High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 122 students in 2018 compared to 113 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.