Port Townsend High School

Port Townsend High School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Port Townsend, Washington, one of the schools within Port Townsend School District. The school educates 383 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Port Townsend High School sits 33% below that benchmark.

Within Port Townsend School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,277 students, Port Townsend High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Port Townsend High School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Port Townsend High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Port Townsend High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +7.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $74,048 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,670 students), of which Port Townsend High School is one.

OCEAN is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Port Townsend High School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Port Townsend High School has rose 13%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Port Townsend High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.