Nathan Hale High School

Nathan Hale High School operates as a roomy senior high in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 1,052 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 84% larger than typical.

Across the 107 schools in Seattle School District No. 1 (50,773 students total), Nathan Hale High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Nathan Hale High School reports that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Nathan Hale High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.2%; this one delivers 49.9%.

Around the school, King County reports that median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Nathan Hale High School is one.

The closest other public school is Jane Addams Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Nathan Hale High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.0%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nathan Hale High School has decreased 14%, going from 1,228 students in 2018 to 1,052 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 19% across the same window.

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