Bellingham High School in Bellingham WA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Bellingham High School ranks better than 71.6% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked high schools in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.4%), Hispanic (16.1%), two or more races (7.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bellingham High School is 21.1, which is the 3^rd best among 4 high schools in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

Compare Bellingham High School employs 56.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bellingham High School is $9,609. 4 high schools in the Bellingham School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Bellingham High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellingham High School 129^th of 455 Washington public high schools. (See Bellingham High School in the ranking list.)

Bellingham School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellingham School District 76^th of 239 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bellingham High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	79.65	67^th	390	82.8%
2005	90.38	22^nd	394	94.4%
2006	74.39	85^th	395	78.5%
2007	74.91	88^th	399	77.9%
2008	79.00	58^th	396	85.4%
2009	80.18	56^th	402	86.1%
2010	83.31	47^th	423	88.9%
2011	73.24	49^th	440	88.9%
2012	73.11	55^th	450	87.8%
2013	74.47	54^th	454	88.1%
2015	46.55	175^th	341	48.7%
2016	77.05	55^th	306	82.0%
2017	77.87	54^th	301	82.1%
2018	79.13	54^th	315	82.9%
2019	68.68	100^th	418	76.1%
2021	62.59	129^th	455	71.6%

Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Bellingham High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1213	7	46	14	40	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1989	1200	9	46	14	43	n/a	n/a	0	1312
1990	1194	14	54	19	42	n/a	n/a	0	1323
1991	1148	13	56	25	48	n/a	n/a	0	1290
1992	1156	20	60	35	58	n/a	n/a	0	1329
1993	1194	24	73	50	47	n/a	n/a	0	1388
1994	1192	17	83	52	34	n/a	n/a	0	1378
1995	1234	21	87	59	35	n/a	n/a	0	1436
1996	1234	21	87	59	35	n/a	n/a	0	1436
1997	1239	26	104	77	31	n/a	n/a	0	1477
1998	1322	26	115	84	32	n/a	n/a	0	1579
2001	644	15	31	30	17	n/a	n/a	0	737
2002	920	20	37	49	26	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2003	920	20	37	49	26	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2004	944	20	37	53	37	n/a	n/a	0	1091
2005	1002	25	32	52	29	n/a	n/a	0	1140
2006	1019	27	34	48	20	n/a	n/a	8	1156
2007	1042	36	45	64	23	n/a	n/a	8	1218
2008	1031	35	41	85	21	n/a	n/a	15	1228
2009	932	32	28	68	23	n/a	n/a	20	1103
2010	939	32	36	79	19	n/a	n/a	0	1105
2011	921	30	32	113	10	3	0	0	1109
2012	903	32	40	123	11	2	0	0	1111
2013	857	20	29	136	6	5	65	0	1118
2014	854	16	23	138	7	3	78	0	1119
2015	802	12	23	137	13	1	82	0	1070
2016	763	13	26	156	13	2	74	0	1047
2017	771	13	33	160	13	1	69	0	1060
2018	786	18	42	182	17	2	72	0	1119
2019	799	13	47	184	11	3	70	0	1127
2020	848	18	44	188	7	2	82	4	1193
2021	841	13	42	192	9	1	86	10	1194

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bellingham High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1320	59.0	22.3	0
1989	1312	63.0	20.8	n/a
1990	1323	62.7	21.1	0
1991	1290	63.9	20.1	n/a
1992	1329	62.3	21.3	n/a
1993	1388	62.1	22.4	n/a
1994	1378	61.2	22.5	n/a
1995	1436	63.0	22.8	n/a
1996	1436	63.0	22.8	n/a
1997	1477	64.4	22.9	n/a
1998	1579	66.0	23.9	n/a
2001	737	35.3	20.9	n/a
2002	1052	47.6	22.1	21.9
2003	1052	47.6	22.1	21.9
2004	1091	48.0	22.7	n/a
2005	1140	48.5	23.5	6.1
2006	1156	50.3	23.0	0
2007	1218	52.9	23.0	20.8
2008	1228	53.6	22.9	23.8
2009	1103	53.6	20.6	26.6
2010	1105	48.4	22.8	26.8
2011	1109	47.9	23.1	23.4
2012	1111	47.1	23.5	32.3
2013	1118	48.5	23.0	33.8
2014	1119	n/a	n/a	30.6
2015	1070	44.0	24.3	30.6
2016	1047	46.0	22.7	32.5
2017	1060	46.0	23.0	29.7
2018	1119	52.9	21.1	30.1
2019	1127	57.2	19.6	31.3
2020	1193	55.3	21.5	31.9
2021	1194	56.4	21.1	29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Bellingham High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1320	59.0	22.3	0
1989	1312	63.0	20.8	n/a
1990	1323	62.7	21.1	0
1991	1290	63.9	20.1	n/a
1992	1329	62.3	21.3	n/a
1993	1388	62.1	22.4	n/a
1994	1378	61.2	22.5	n/a
1995	1436	63.0	22.8	n/a
1996	1436	63.0	22.8	n/a
1997	1477	64.4	22.9	n/a
1998	1579	66.0	23.9	n/a
2001	737	35.3	20.9	n/a
2002	1052	47.6	22.1	21.9
2003	1052	47.6	22.1	21.9
2004	1091	48.0	22.7	n/a
2005	1140	48.5	23.5	6.1
2006	1156	50.3	23.0	0
2007	1218	52.9	23.0	20.8
2008	1228	53.6	22.9	23.8
2009	1103	53.6	20.6	26.6
2010	1105	48.4	22.8	26.8
2011	1109	47.9	23.1	23.4
2012	1111	47.1	23.5	32.3
2013	1118	48.5	23.0	33.8
2014	1119	n/a	n/a	30.6
2015	1070	44.0	24.3	30.6
2016	1047	46.0	22.7	32.5
2017	1060	46.0	23.0	29.7
2018	1119	52.9	21.1	30.1
2019	1127	57.2	19.6	31.3
2020	1193	55.3	21.5	31.9
2021	1194	56.4	21.1	29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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