Kittitas High School

Kittitas High School is one of the low-enrollment four-year high schools in Kittitas, Washington, run under Kittitas School District, with 318 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Kittitas High School sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Kittitas High School is one of 4 schools operated by Kittitas School District, a district that educates 577 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Kittitas High School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Kittitas High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kittitas County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kittitas High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.1%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of -8.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kittitas County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,804 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kittitas County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,387 students), Kittitas High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kittitas B-5 Special Ed Program, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Kittitas High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kittitas High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

Kittitas High School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kittitas High School has ticked down 17%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.