Kent-Meridian High School

Kent-Meridian High School operates as a big high school in Kent, Washington, one of the schools within Kent School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,639 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 186% above typical.

Within Kent School District, which oversees 44 schools and 25,358 students, Kent-Meridian High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kent-Meridian High School shows that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 19% Asian, 15% Black, 14% White, 6% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% 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, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Kent-Meridian High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 24.6%, a residual of -9.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Kent-Meridian High School is one.

The closest other public school is Scenic Hill Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kent-Meridian High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 22.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 2,029 students in 2018 compared to 1,639 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 30% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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