YouthSource and RTC

As a tight-knit high school in RENTON, Washington, YouthSource and RTC instructs 296 students from grades 11 through 12, part of Renton Technical College. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

Within Renton Technical College, which oversees 2 schools and 362 students, YouthSource and RTC is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, YouthSource and RTC lists that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In the broader community, King County reports that median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which YouthSource and RTC is one.

Nearest neighbor: Renton Technical High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YouthSource and RTC.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

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