Enrollment
133
High
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RITZVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530738001111
Ritzville High School
209 E Wellsandt Avenue, Ritzville, WA 99169 · (509) 659-1720 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
52 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ritzville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
WA avg 49.0% . +22.5pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
WA avg 39.2% . +14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
133
-1 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.1:1
% White
83%
was 85%
% Hispanic
14%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ritzville High School
Set in Ritzville, Washington, Ritzville High School is an one-room-style 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Ritzville School District. It caters to 133 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.
Within Ritzville School District, which oversees 3 schools and 415 students, Ritzville High School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Ritzville High School logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Adams County) reports that 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), Ritzville High School is one campus in the mix.
Lind-Ritzville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Ritzville High School operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 134 students in 2018 compared to 133 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,800
Census ACS
Median income
$66,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ritzville School District
- Ritzville Grade SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Lind Ritzville Middle SchoolMiddle · 89 students
Other schools in Ritzville
- Ritzville Grade SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Lind-Ritzville High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Lind-Ritzville High School0.0 mi · 47
- Ritzville Grade School0.1 mi · 193
- Lind Ritzville Middle School15.7 mi · 89
- Lind-Ritzville Middle School15.7 mi · 41
- Lind Elementary School15.8 mi · 82
- Benge Elementary19.5 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Ritzville High SchoolHow large is Ritzville High School?
Ritzville High School enrolls approximately 133 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ritzville High School serve?
Ritzville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ritzville High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Ritzville High School.
How diverse is Ritzville High School?
Ritzville High School reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ritzville High School?
Ritzville High School is overseen by Ritzville School District in Adams County.
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