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ExploreHighline School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 5303540

Highline School District

BURIEN, WA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

18,072

+0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.6%

-1.0%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$14,159

-23.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

17.9:1

-0.6%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

10.6%

-37.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

16.9%

+55.0%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.9%

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