South Bend High School

Set in South Bend, Washington, South Bend High School is a small four-year high school, one of the schools within South Bend School District. It works with 258 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

South Bend School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,102 students. South Bend High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Bend High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 41% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pacific County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Bend High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 37.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pacific County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,081, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Pacific County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), South Bend High School is one campus in the mix.

Mike Morris Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around South Bend High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Bend High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. South Bend High School's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 258). Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for South Bend High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.