📍 225 S 152nd St, Burien, King County, 98148
Highline High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burien, King County. The school has 1,326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highline High School enrolls 1,326 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Asian and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 708 | 54% |
| Asian | 217 | 17% |
| White | 164 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 43 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
993 of the school's 1,326 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 843 qualify for free lunch and 150 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highline High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-70, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Highline High School is one of 43 schools in Highline School District, based in BURIEN, Washington. The district serves 18,072 students district-wide and employs 1,010 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,326 students, Highline High School is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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