La Center High School

As a medium-sized 9-12 campus in La Center, Washington, La Center High School teaches 555 students from grades 9 through 12, part of La Center School District.

Within La Center School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,823 students, La Center High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, La Center High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, La Center High School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Clark County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Clark County shows median household earnings sit near $97,536, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), of which La Center High School is one.

La Center Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. La Center High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 555). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 92% to 84%.

On the community side, the feed for La Center High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.