📍 1500 Van Ness St, Port Townsend, Jefferson County, 98368
Port Townsend High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Port Townsend, Jefferson County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Port Townsend School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Port Townsend High School enrolls 377 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 377 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Port Townsend High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Port Townsend High School is one of 4 schools in Port Townsend School District, based in Port Townsend, Washington. The district serves 1,277 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 377 students, Port Townsend High School is larger than the district average of about 319 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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