Okanogan High School

Okanogan High School operates as a modestly sized secondary school in Okanogan, Washington, part of Okanogan School District. Current enrollment sits at 308 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Okanogan School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,041 students; Okanogan High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Okanogan High School logs that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Okanogan High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Okanogan County's rate of about 72%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Okanogan High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.5%, the actual is 51.1%, a residual of +8.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Okanogan County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,207 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Okanogan County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), Okanogan High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Okanogan Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Okanogan High School. On composite proficiency, Okanogan High School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Okanogan High School's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 308). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 55%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.