Enrollment
47
High
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530441000696
Lind-Ritzville High School
209 E Wellsandt Rd, Ritzville, WA 99169 · (509) 659-1720 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL47 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
38 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lind School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
WA avg 49.0% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Washington average is about 49 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
47
-10 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 16.9:1
% White
45%
was 49%
% Hispanic
51%
was 40%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lind-Ritzville High School
Lind-Ritzville High School is a secondary school of minimally staffed scale in Ritzville, Washington, overseen by Lind School District, works with 47 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% smaller than the state mean of about 573.
Lind School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 170 students; Lind-Ritzville High School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Lind-Ritzville High School logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 45% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Lind-Ritzville High School reports 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Adams County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,136, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Adams County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,324 students), of which Lind-Ritzville High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Ritzville High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
Lind-Ritzville High School operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 57 students in 2018 compared to 47 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 40% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,800
Census ACS
Median income
$66,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lind School District
- Lind Elementary SchoolElementary · 82 students
- Lind-Ritzville Middle SchoolMiddle · 41 students
Other schools in Ritzville
- Ritzville Grade SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Ritzville High SchoolHigh · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Ritzville High School0.0 mi · 133
- Ritzville Grade School0.1 mi · 193
- Lind-Ritzville Middle School15.7 mi · 41
- Lind Ritzville Middle School15.7 mi · 89
- Lind Elementary School15.8 mi · 82
- Benge Elementary19.5 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Lind-Ritzville High SchoolHow many students attend Lind-Ritzville High School?
Lind-Ritzville High School enrolls approximately 47 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lind-Ritzville High School serve?
Lind-Ritzville High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lind-Ritzville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lind-Ritzville High School is approximately 19.4:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lind-Ritzville High School?
At Lind-Ritzville High School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 51% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lind-Ritzville High School in?
Lind-Ritzville High School is part of Lind School District.
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