Raisbeck Aviation High School

Set in Tukwila, Washington, Raisbeck Aviation High School is a tight-knit senior high, operated by Highline School District. It serves 400 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Raisbeck Aviation High School sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 36 schools in Highline School District (18,072 students total), Raisbeck Aviation High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Raisbeck Aviation High School shows that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Asian, 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, King County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Raisbeck Aviation High School is one campus in the mix.

Rising Star Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Raisbeck Aviation High School has changed only slightly, going from 410 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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