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Kent-meridian High School

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5.00 (2 reviews)

10020 Se 256th St

Kent, WA 98030
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Tel: (253)373-7405

www.kent.k12.wa.us

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Kent-meridian High School serves 2,188 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is higher than the WA average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the state average of 43%.
Kent-meridian High School operates within the Kent School District.
Kent School District's 65% graduation rate is lower than the WA state average of 80%.

School Overview

The student population of 2188 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 92 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	2,188 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	92 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 24:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.79 is more than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(WA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	24:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	22%	7%

Hispanic	27%	22%

Black	19%	4%

White	23%	57%

Hawaiian	4%	1%

Two or more races	5%	7%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.79	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	60%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	7%

District Comparison

Kent School District's student population of 27,877 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 65% has decreased from 93% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,274 in this district is less than the state average of $12,785. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,763 is less than the state average of $12,256. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Kent School District
Number of Schools Managed	43	4
Number of Students Managed	27,877	923

Graduation Rate	65%	80%

District Total Revenue	$312 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$298 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,274	$12,785

District Spending / Student	$10,763	$12,256

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, WA Dept. of Education

School Reviews

5.00 out of 5 (2 reviews)

11/15/2012

Kent Meridian High School is an awesome school. I am a product of KM and o very proud of it! I can surely say that KMHS made me who I am today.

- Posted by Student/Alumni - iyqjj

1/10/2011

Has an IB program & Technology Academy. Good principal and staff. Students are a diverse group. Good cross-country team also very good FIRST Robotics team. They are in the process of having the Gym completely redone and it will be available Fall 2011. They welcome parent involvement.

- Posted by Parent - merri

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