📍 2015 Franklin St, Bellingham, Whatcom County, 98225
Options High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bellingham, Whatcom County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bellingham School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Options High School enrolls 188 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races. Race and ethnicity data covers 176 students as reported to NCES.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 188 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Options High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.
Options High School is one of 25 schools in Bellingham School District, based in BELLINGHAM, Washington. The district serves 11,337 students district-wide and employs 705 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 188 students, Options High School is smaller than the district average of about 453 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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