Lumen High School

Set in Spokane, Washington, Lumen High School is a very small secondary school, overseen by Lumen Public School. It instructs 32 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

Lumen Public School is the operating authority for Lumen High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lumen High School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household earnings sit near $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Lumen High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Open Doors, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site. Lumen High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.