Wenatchee High School

Set in WENATCHEE, Washington, Wenatchee High School is a roomy 9-12 campus, overseen by Wenatchee School District. It instructs 2,066 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 261% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Within Wenatchee School District, which oversees 19 schools and 7,412 students, Wenatchee High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wenatchee High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 40% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chelan County put the typical household earns roughly $82,381 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wenatchee High School is one of 43 public schools in Chelan County (combined enrollment of about 12,965 students).

Pioneer Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wenatchee High School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 2,067 students in 2018 compared to 2,066 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 46% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.