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Highline School District

Item: Highline School District
Rating: 3
Author: Public School Review

15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Burien, WA 98166-0100

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (206) 631-3000

www.highlineschools.org

Top Rankings

Highline School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

43 Schools

772 Schools

# Students

18,485 Students

283,900 Students

# Teachers

972 Teachers

19,013 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

District Rank

Highline School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 300 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 76% has increased from 70% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (WA)

#228 out of 306 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Highline School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

(18-19)

36%

50%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Highline School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

(18-19)

49%

61%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Highline School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

(18-19)

85%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Highline School District and public school graduation rate of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.77

0.70

# American Indian Students

143 Students

3,008 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

2,695 Students

24,202 Students

% Asian Students

15%

# Hispanic Students

7,291 Students

71,030 Students

% Hispanic Students

39%

25%

# Black Students

2,732 Students

16,414 Students

% Black Students

15%

# White Students

3,291 Students

135,181 Students

% White Students

18%

48%

# Hawaiian Students

630 Students

5,180 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

1,626 Students

28,551 Students

% of Two or more races Students

10%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

517

18,008

# Students in K Grade:

1,274

46,562

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,252

41,881

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,310

43,771

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,408

42,497

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,332

41,735

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,290

39,655

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,201

6,603

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,361

1,112

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,371

1,125

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,430

236

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,359

236

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,508

206

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,872

273

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $22,577 is higher than the state median of $19,148. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $22,505 is higher than the state median of $19,607. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$417 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart display total revenue of Highline School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$416 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart display total spending of Highline School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$22,577

$19,148

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Highline School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$22,505

$19,607

This chart display average spending per public school student in Highline School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 43 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 18,485 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 82%
: 85% (Btm 50% in WA)
: Bottom 50%
: 36% (Btm 50%)
: 49% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education