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960
high schools (public + private)
831
public (280 districts)
129
private (NCES PSS)
95,080
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

WA public HS enrollment trend

Across the 328,809 students enrolled in WA brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +2.4% by 2024 (336,726 students, +7,917 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 0.4% (1,266 of 336,726 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

State context · NAEP 2024

How does WA compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
276
+3 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
264
+4 vs national avg (260)
national avg WA Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. WA is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

SEATTLE 18 HS 14,027
Tacoma 20 HS 11,146
Spokane 23 HS 9,776
Yakima 12 HS 7,914
Bellevue 7 HS 7,010
VANCOUVER 11 HS 6,942
AUBURN 5 HS 6,005
Everett 11 HS 5,859
Vancouver 15 HS 5,844
Puyallup 6 HS 5,801

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Tri-Tech Skills Center
Kennewick School District
319→629 +97.2%
Edmonds Career Access Program
Edmonds School District
213→383 +79.8%
Ridgeline High School
Central Valley School District
950→1,575 +65.8%
On Track Academy
Spokane School District
267→442 +65.5%
Acceleration Academy
Bethel School District
281→450 +60.1%
West Auburn Senior High School
Auburn School District
282→422 +49.6%
Open Doors
Vancouver School District
200→284 +42.0%
Summit View High School
Battle Ground School District
228→319 +39.9%
Innovation Lab High School
Northshore School District
189→252 +33.3%
CPSD Open Doors Program
Clover Park School District
209→276 +32.1%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Northwest Allprep
Toppenish School District
341→85 -75.1%
Legacy High School
Marysville School District
320→143 -55.3%
Lake Washington Technical Academy
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
244→138 -43.4%
Summit Public School: Olympus
Summit Public School: Olympus
179→110 -38.5%
The Center School
Seattle School District No. 1
266→165 -38.0%
Legacy High School
Kennewick School District
291→193 -33.7%
Innovation High School
PRIDE Prep Charter School District
348→232 -33.3%
Homelink River
Battle Ground School District
395→267 -32.4%
Stanton Academy
Yakima School District
259→183 -29.3%
Summit Public School: Sierra
Summit Public School: Sierra
296→214 -27.7%

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