Othello High School

Othello High School, a heavily attended senior high in Othello, Washington, run under Othello School District, hosts 1,338 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Othello High School sits 134% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Othello School District (4,654 students total), Othello High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Othello High School lists that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Adams County shows median household income runs about $66,136, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Adams County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,324 students), Othello High School is one campus in the mix.

Desert Oasis High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 1,143 students in 2018 compared to 1,338 in 2025.

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