Forks High School

As an intimate high school in Forks, Washington, Forks High School instructs 264 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Quillayute Valley School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Forks High School sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Quillayute Valley School District, which oversees 6 schools and 3,760 students, Forks High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Forks High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 42% White, 9% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Clallam County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Forks High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clallam County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,370 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Clallam County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,741 students), of which Forks High School is one.

The closest other public school is Insight School of Washington, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 42%: 453 students in 2018 compared to 264 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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