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North Mason Senior High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About North Mason Senior High School
Located at 150 E North Mason School Road, in Belfair, Washington, North Mason Senior High School is a reasonably sized four-year high school that teaches 735 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within North Mason School District. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.
North Mason School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,337 students. North Mason Senior High School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, North Mason Senior High School logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, North Mason Senior High School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mason County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, North Mason Senior High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.0%; this one comes in at 28.4%, -17.6 points off the demographic line.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mason County indicate median household income runs about $83,270, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. North Mason Senior High School is one of 26 public schools in Mason County (combined enrollment of about 8,539 students).
Nearest neighbor: North Mason Homelink Program, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Mason Senior High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.0%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Mason Senior High School has changed only slightly, going from 752 students in 2018 to 735 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 73% to 59%.
Inside the community feed, the feed for North Mason Senior High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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Related schools
- Sand Hill ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Hawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Belfair ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- North Mason Homelink ProgramCombined · 73 students
- James A. Taylor High SchoolHigh · 61 students
- Mary E. Theler Early Learning CenterElementary · 54 students
- Sand Hill ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Hawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Belfair ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- North Mason Homelink ProgramCombined · 73 students
- James A. Taylor High SchoolHigh · 61 students
- Mary E. Theler Early Learning CenterElementary · 54 students
- North Mason Homelink Program0.1 mi · 73
- James A. Taylor High School0.1 mi · 61
- Hawkins Middle School0.2 mi · 485
- Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 54
- Belfair Elementary1.6 mi · 392
- Sand Hill Elementary3.0 mi · 537