Highlands

Set in Omak, Washington, Highlands is a minimally staffed all-grades campus, operated by Omak School District. It works with 78 students across grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Highlands is one of 8 schools operated by Omak School District, a district that instructs 5,873 students overall.

Demographically, Highlands lists that 33% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 31% Native American, 23% White, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Okanogan County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 33.2:1, putting Highlands tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Highlands qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Okanogan County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Okanogan County shows median household earnings sit near $63,207, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Okanogan County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), of which Highlands is one.

The closest other public school is N Omak Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Highlands community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.