Intergenerational High School

Set in Bellingham, Washington, Intergenerational High School is a rural-scale 9-12 campus, part of Intergenerational High School. It hosts 107 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 81% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Operationally, Intergenerational High School answers to Intergenerational High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Intergenerational High School logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Whatcom County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Whatcom County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Intergenerational High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 64.5%; this one comes in at 29.1%, -35.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Whatcom County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Intergenerational High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shuksan Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Intergenerational High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Intergenerational High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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