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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