White Salmon Academy

As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in White Salmon, Washington, White Salmon Academy works with 35 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by White Salmon Valley School District. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

White Salmon Academy is one of 5 schools operated by White Salmon Valley School District, a district that hosts 1,078 students overall.

Demographically, White Salmon Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Klickitat County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 35.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Klickitat County put the typical household earns roughly $71,042 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. White Salmon Academy is one of 21 public schools in Klickitat County (combined enrollment of about 2,803 students).

Columbia High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at White Salmon Academy has climbed 59%, going from 22 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 45% to 23%.

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