| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Spokane County, WA |
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| Total Students |
1677 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
79 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 412 students | | Grade 10 - 450 students | | Grade 11 - 411 students | | Grade 12 - 404 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:21 |
1:21 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
6% |
| % Asian |
3% |
6% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
12% |
| % Black |
2% |
5% |
| % White |
92% |
69% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
9% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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| School District Name |
Mead School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
13 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
9,079 students |
1,985 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$72,793,000 |
$16,541,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$73,376,000 |
$16,470,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,018 |
$8,333 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,082 |
$8,297 |
| District Graduation Rates |
91% |
88% |
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- Mead Senior High School is a public secondary school in Spokane, Washington. MHS is part of the Mead School District #354. Mead Senior High has an enrollment of around 1,650 students.
- Academics
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Beyond required classes in the core academic areas (math, science, social studies, and English), MHS offers a wide variety of elective courses including an honors and Advanced Placement (AP) program, world languages (French, German, Mute, and Spanish), physical education, professional/technical education, music, art, and theatre, and also has woodshop and metal shop.
- Extracurricular activities and clubs
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According to the school's website, the co-curricular programs (GHQ, drama, music, debate, DECA, leadership, journalism, and Model U.N.) garner the participation of over 700 students each year. The MHS band and choir have also won many awards and are lauded for their performances. The nationally known Mead High School Jazz Ensemble has participated and placed in competitions around the United States. They were selected as one of the top 15 high school jazz bands in the nation and were invited to perform at Lincoln Center as part of the 2004 and 2007 Essentially Ellington festivals. The theater department produces two full-stage productions a year and a musical production once every two years in addition to student-directed one-acts and occasionally hosting a major Northwest theater festival. The Model U.N. program was represented at the Washington conference at the University of Washington in 2008 by 12 students, and representation was tripled at the Washington conference in 2009. The Mead High School yearbook staff (The Pantera) was again set amongst the top 5% best yearbooks in the country by Walsworth Publishing Company. The staff has received this honor consecutively since 2000 and has been awarded and recognized by top journalism schools including Columbia University.
- Athletics
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The Mead Panthers compete in the AAAA classification and is part of the Greater Spokane League, a league of 14 teams from around Spokane and the larger Inland Northwest. MHS has won 19 state championships (in various sports) in the last 14 years, and has won the Washington All-State trophy six times in that same span, as well as three second place finishes. In addition to team championships, the school also has had a number of athletes win individual state championships in wrestling, golf, track & field, and cross-country which has won their 15th state championship this year.
- Mead's best-known athletic alums are former Gonzaga star and current Los Angeles Lakers player Adam Morrison and former Washington State University and current Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson who is currently the 10th all-time NFL leading scorer. Former tennis professional Jan-Michael Gambill also attended Mead High School. Gambill was ranked as high as No. 14 in the world in 2001 and won three ATP tournaments during his career.
- Mead's volleyball team has won five-straight 4A state championships.
- Facilities
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MHS completed an extensive remodel; demolition and construction began in May 1999 and was completed in August 2001. Over . were renovated and more than . were added during this two and a-half year project. The result is a . facility. The new theatre at MHS seats 500 and includes an orchestra pit, excellent lighting, fine acoustics, and views from every seat.
- The outdoor athletic facilities include over of well maintained athletic fields for all outdoor sports, including a new track and ten tennis courts. Inside the school, the athletic teams enjoy a gymnasium that seats 2,500, a . field house, and a . weight room, equipped with a wide variety of quality weight training and fitness equipment.
- Notable alumni
- Jan-Michael Gambill (Former ATP Tennis Pro)
- Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge)
- Jason Hanson (Detroit Lions)
- Craig Montoya (Everclear bass guitar)
- Adam Morrison (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Cory Withrow (San Diego Chargers)
- Mike Krahulik (Penny Arcade )
- Jerry Holkins (Penny Arcade )
- Colin Storm (2009 Northwest Conference Women's Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year at Whitworth University)
- External links
- Mead High School Website
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| About This Zip Code (99218) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
13,039 people |
5,781,196 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
45% |
29% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$43,320
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$46,419 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.4 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
34 years old |
37 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
65% / 35% |
64% / 36% |
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