Jim Tangeman Center

Set in VANCOUVER, Washington, Jim Tangeman Center is a very small combined-grade school, run under Vancouver School District. It teaches 72 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 204 students.

Within Vancouver School District, which oversees 43 schools and 21,783 students, Jim Tangeman Center is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Jim Tangeman Center reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 13% Black. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 33.2:1, putting Jim Tangeman Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Clark County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,536 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Jim Tangeman Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gate Work Study Program, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Jim Tangeman Center operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jim Tangeman Center has rose 57%, going from 46 students in 2018 to 72 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 6.1:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

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