State/Public High Open

Chief Sealth International High School

2600 SW Thistle, Seattle, King County, 98126

1,289
Pupils
19.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chief Sealth International High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seattle, King County. The school has 1,289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seattle School District No. 1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Seattle School District No. 1
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Chief Sealth International High School enrolls 1,289 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.

Male students
678 (53%)
Female students
597 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
66.5
Student-teacher ratio
19.4:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 23% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino37429%
White29523%
Black or African American29323%
Asian17314%
Two or more races1098.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander191.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native12<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

810 of the school's 1,289 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 673 qualify for free lunch and 137 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9–12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Chief Sealth International High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-70, state senate district 34, state house district 34.

School district: Seattle School District No. 1

Chief Sealth International High School is one of 109 schools in Seattle School District No. 1, based in SEATTLE, Washington. The district serves 50,773 students district-wide and employs 3,165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,289 students, Chief Sealth International High School is larger than the district average of about 466 students per school.

50,773
District students
109
Schools
3,165
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16–19) IB CP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
002912
IB since
10 April 2007
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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