Enrollment
176
High
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530042001738
Options High School
2015 Franklin St, Bellingham, WA 98225 · (360) 647-6871 · Whatcom County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
95 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
own-school result
Math
10.7%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 10.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 5.1% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 15.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 10.3% |
| 2017-18 | 25.5% | N/A |
| 2016-17 | 54.5% | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | N/A |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Options High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #331 of 570 | #10 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #162 of 386 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
+66% since 2000-01, when it was 106
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 176 | 20.4 | 8.7:1 | 54% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 57% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 20.5 | 9.2:1 | 56% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 56% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 11.8 | 13.3:1 | 58% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 6 | 18.2:1 | 66% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 5 | 17.4:1 | 36% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 4 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Options High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (157 to 176); teachers up 73% (11.8 to 20.4).
About Options High School
Located in Bellingham, Washington, Options High School is a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 176 students. The school's enrollment is 69% smaller than the 573 average for high schools in Washington.
Across its 25 schools, Bellingham School District enrolls 11,337 students. Options High School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Options High School, at 70%. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Options High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 20.4 full-time equivalents, or about 8.7 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Washington have 21.6:1, compared with 8.7:1 here. About 54% of students, or 95, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Across Whatcom County, the median household income is $81,784, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Whatcom County has 78 public schools and roughly 27,779 students.
The shortest distance from Options High School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Bellingham High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The NCES locale for Options High School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Options High School had 185 students, to 2024-25, when it had 176. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.6:1 to 8.7:1.
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Whatcom County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,503
Census ACS
Median income
$81,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
27,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellingham School District
- Squalicum High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Bellingham High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Sehome High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Whatcom Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Shuksan Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Fairhaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 588 students
Other schools in Bellingham
- Squalicum High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Bellingham High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Sehome High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Whatcom Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Shuksan Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Fairhaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 588 students
Other Options High schools
One other US public school is named Options High. Options High School is the largest of the 2.
- Options High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Bellingham High School0.1 mi · 1,165
- Whatcom Middle School0.4 mi · 637
- Whatcom Co Detention Center0.5 mi · 4
- Sunnyland Elementary School0.8 mi · 288
- Carl Cozier Elementary School0.9 mi · 325
- Parkview Elementary School1.0 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Options High SchoolHow many students attend Options High School?
Options High School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Options High School serve?
Options High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Options High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Options High School is approximately 8.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Options High School?
At Options High School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Options High School?
Options High School is overseen by Bellingham School District in Whatcom County.
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