Renaissance Alternative High School

Set in Bremerton, Washington, Renaissance Alternative High School is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus, overseen by Bremerton School District. It hosts 81 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Renaissance Alternative High School is one of 12 schools operated by Bremerton School District, a district that works with 4,383 students overall.

On demographics, Renaissance Alternative High School records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kitsap County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kitsap County indicate median household income runs about $104,158, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Renaissance Alternative High School is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: Special Services, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Renaissance Alternative High School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 35%: 125 students in 2018 compared to 81 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 11% to 22%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.