Whatcom Co Detention Center
BELLINGHAM · WA · Northwest Educational Service District 189 · Public · K-12 combined
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Bellingham Family Partnership Program → IMPACT Reengagement Program → Visions (Seamar Youth Center) → Skagit County Detention Center → Blaine Re-Engagement → Open Doors → Connections Academy → Meridian Impact Re-Engagement →For Parents
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👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +9.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 4 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham Family Partnership Program Bellingham |
Public | 2.5 | 1 | — |
| IMPACT Reengagement Program Lynden |
Public | 13.9 | 4 | — |
| Visions (Seamar Youth Center) Bellingham |
Public | 1.6 | 11 | — |
| Skagit County Detention Center MOUNT VERNON |
Public | 24.1 | 4 | — |
| Blaine Re-Engagement Bellingham |
Public | 1.6 | 14 | — |
| Open Doors Anacortes |
Public | 18.3 | 7 | — |
| Connections Academy Sedro-Woolley |
Public | 19.8 | — | — |
| Meridian Impact Re-Engagement Bellingham |
Public | 1.7 | 21 | — |