Pullman High School

Pullman High School, a reasonably sized high school in Pullman, Washington, one of the schools within Pullman School District, teaches 838 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 46% larger than the state mean of about 573.

Pullman School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,731 students; Pullman High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Pullman High School shows that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Whitman County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Pullman High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pullman High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.3%, the actual is 67.9%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the area at large, Whitman County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,406, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Whitman County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), Pullman High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kamiak Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pullman High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pullman High School has showed little movement, going from 840 students in 2018 to 838 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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