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Mount Rainier High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Des Moines, King County. The school has 1,873 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Rainier High School enrolls 1,873 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 622 | 33% |
| White | 438 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 264 | 14% |
| Asian | 253 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 192 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 81 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,172 of the school's 1,873 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 993 qualify for free lunch and 179 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Rainier 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Mount Rainier 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 1,873 students, Mount Rainier 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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