Lewis County Alternative School

Located at 1265 SW Pacific Ave, in Chehalis, Washington, Lewis County Alternative School is a tiny four-year high school that teaches 38 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by Chehalis School District. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 93% below typical.

Chehalis School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,142 students. Lewis County Alternative School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lewis County Alternative School lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Lewis County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Lewis County Alternative School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Lewis County Alternative School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lewis County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lewis County put median household income runs about $74,796, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lewis County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,548 students), Lewis County Alternative School is one campus in the mix.

Lewis County Juvenile Detention is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lewis County Alternative School.

Lewis County Alternative School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Lewis County Alternative School's enrollment has rose 73% since 2018, when it stood at 22 (now 38). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 32% to 24% over that span.

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