Lummi High School

Set in Bellingham, Washington, Lummi High School is an one-room-style secondary school, one of the schools within Lummi High School. It hosts 142 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 75% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

Operationally, Lummi High School answers to Lummi High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Lummi High School shows that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lummi High School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Whatcom County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Whatcom County) records that the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lummi High School is one of 78 public schools in Whatcom County (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students).

The closest other public school is Lummi Nation Tribal School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lummi High School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 25%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 142 in 2025.

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