Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center

Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center, a minimally staffed secondary school in Mount Vernon, Washington, operated by Mount Vernon School District, hosts 43 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Mount Vernon School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 6,326 students; Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center is among them.

In terms of who attends, Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 35% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Skagit County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, Skagit County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,263, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

The closest other public school is Mount Vernon Open Doors, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center has contracted 9%, going from 47 students in 2018 to 43 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 4.7:1 in 2018 to 3.0:1 today.

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