📍 1315 Yelm Ave. W, Yelm, Thurston County, 98597
Yelm High School 12 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yelm, Thurston County. The school has 1,634 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yelm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yelm High School 12 enrolls 1,634 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 79 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,000 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 292 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 194 | 12% |
| Asian | 43 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 35 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 28 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
736 of the school's 1,634 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 576 qualify for free lunch and 160 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.
Yelm High School 12 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 2, state house district 2.
Yelm High School 12 is one of 10 schools in Yelm School District, based in YELM, Washington. The district serves 5,671 students district-wide and employs 322 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,634 students, Yelm High School 12 is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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