Kennewick High School

As a roomy secondary school in Kennewick, Washington, Kennewick High School caters to 1,921 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Kennewick School District. Enrollment runs roughly 235% bigger than the state mean of about 573.

Kennewick School District comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,826 students; Kennewick High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Kennewick High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 35% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Benton County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, census data for Benton County shows median household income runs about $89,874, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Benton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), Kennewick High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Amistad Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kennewick High School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 1,696 students in 2018 compared to 1,921 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

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