📍 801 North First Street, Selah, Yakima County, 98942
Selah High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Selah, Yakima County. The school has 1,135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Selah School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Selah High School enrolls 1,135 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 676 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 411 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
682 of the school's 1,135 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 590 qualify for free lunch and 92 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Selah High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-40, state senate district 15, state house district 15.
Selah High School is one of 10 schools in Selah School District, based in SELAH, Washington. The district serves 3,784 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,135 students, Selah High School is larger than the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize