Wahkiakum High School

Wahkiakum High School, a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in CATHLAMET, Washington, part of Wahkiakum School District, works with 127 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Wahkiakum High School sits 78% below that benchmark.

Wahkiakum High School is one of 2 schools operated by Wahkiakum School District, a district that works with 399 students overall.

On demographics, Wahkiakum High School records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Wahkiakum High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wahkiakum High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wahkiakum County indicate median household income runs about $62,653, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wahkiakum High School is one of 2 public schools in Wahkiakum County (combined enrollment of about 399 students).

Nearest neighbor: Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. On composite proficiency, Wahkiakum High School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

Wahkiakum High School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 150 students in 2018 compared to 127 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 75% across the same window.

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