📍 10020 SE 256th ST, Kent, King County, 98030
Kent-Meridian High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kent, King County. The school has 2,128 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kent School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 101.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kent-Meridian High School enrolls 2,128 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 101.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 779 | 37% |
| Asian | 375 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 365 | 17% |
| White | 321 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 141 | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 138 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,630 of the school's 2,128 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,344 qualify for free lunch and 286 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kent-Meridian High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 47.
Kent-Meridian High School is one of 45 schools in Kent School District, based in KENT, Washington. The district serves 25,358 students district-wide and employs 1,517 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,128 students, Kent-Meridian High School is larger than the district average of about 564 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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