Tonasket High School

Located at 35HS HIGHWAY 20, in TONASKET, Washington, Tonasket High School is a tight-knit 9-12 campus that caters to 280 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Tonasket School District. Enrollment runs roughly 51% leaner than the state mean of about 573.

Tonasket High School is one of 5 schools operated by Tonasket School District, a district that hosts 1,104 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Tonasket High School shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Okanogan County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Tonasket High School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Tonasket High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tonasket High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 37.3%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the broader community, Okanogan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,207 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Okanogan County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), of which Tonasket High School is one.

The closest other public school is Tonasket Choice High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tonasket High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.8%.

Tonasket High School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tonasket High School has ticked down 18%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 60% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.