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Highline Public Schools, Washington

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Highline Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 18,048 (2022-2023)
Schools: 43 (2022-2023)
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Highline Public Schools is a school district in Washington (King County). During the 2023 school year, 18,048 students attended one of the district's 43 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

Highline Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Damarys EspinozaDistrict 5
Blaine HolienDistrict 4
Stephanie TidholmDistrict 120232027
Joe VanDistrict 320152025
Angelica M. AlvarezDistrict 220092025

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $42,142,000 $2,261 10%
Local: $110,109,000 $5,909 26%
State: $265,079,000 $14,225 64%
Total: $417,330,000 $22,395
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $416,003,000 $22,323
Total Current Expenditures: $318,407,000 $17,086
Instructional Expenditures: $192,866,000 $10,349 46%
Student and Staff Support: $52,699,000 $2,827 13%
Administration: $36,069,000 $1,935 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $36,773,000 $1,973 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $76,178,000 $4,087
Construction: $70,668,000 $3,792
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,720,000 $145
Interest on Debt: $18,563,000 $996


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 36 47 27 23 30-39 44 55
2017-2018 40 51 29 28 25-29 43 59
2016-2017 40 48 29 29 25-29 42 58
2015-2016 41 49 29 30 25-29 44 58
2014-2015 41 51 28 30 15-19 48 59
2013-2014 73 80-84 55-59 61 >=50 75-79 85
2012-2013 59 67 45 48 40-44 67 72
2011-2012 57 65 42 47 40-44 62 71
2010-2011 50 59 31 39 25-29 51 65

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 49 56 42 37 40-49 60 66
2017-2018 50 57 40 39 35-39 55 70
2016-2017 49 55 38 38 25-29 56 67
2015-2016 49 55 38 38 35-39 54 68
2014-2015 43 50 32 31 20-24 51 61
2013-2014 78 80-84 55-59 72 >=50 75-79 91
2012-2013 62 66 51 52 40-44 72 78
2011-2012 60 62 45 50 45-49 65 77
2010-2011 59 62 42 49 45-49 64 75

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 76 82 75-79 69 >=50 80-84 82
2018-2019 85 85-89 75-79 79 >=50 90-94 91
2017-2018 86 85-89 85-89 81 >=50 80-84 91
2016-2017 79 75-79 75-79 70-74 >=50 70-79 87
2015-2016 75 80-84 70-74 71 >=50 65-69 77
2014-2015 70 80-84 60-64 62 40-59 75-79 76
2013-2014 63 70-74 55-59 53 <50 65-69 70
2012-2013 62 65-69 55-59 50 21-39 70-74 73
2011-2012 66 75-79 55-59 51 <50 70-74 75
2010-2011 62 65-69 50-54 47 40-59 PS 73


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 18,048 -2.4
2021-2022 18,485 -0.8
2020-2021 18,635 -2.7
2019-2020 19,130 -0.4
2018-2019 19,213 -1.8
2017-2018 19,567 -0.7
2016-2017 19,696 0.8
2015-2016 19,545 1.3
2014-2015 19,288 3.1
2013-2014 18,686 1.7
2012-2013 18,372 1.2
2011-2012 18,152 0.9
2010-2011 17,992 2.4
2009-2010 17,563 0.1
2008-2009 17,549 1.2
2007-2008 17,331 -0.2
2006-2007 17,359 -1.5
2005-2006 17,614 -0.2
2004-2005 17,645 -0.4
2003-2004 17,711 -0.1
2002-2003 17,735 -0.1
2001-2002 17,752 -1.5
2000-2001 18,024 -2.0
1999-2000 18,379 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Highline Public Schools (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.6 8.7
Black 14.4 4.8
Hispanic 40.0 25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.4 1.4
Two or More Races 9.1 8.8
White 17.4 49.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Highline Public Schools had 1,010.27 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.86.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.68
Kindergarten: 81.45
Elementary: 466.19
Secondary: 458.95
Total: 1,010.27

Highline Public Schools employed 38.04 district administrators and 67.54 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 38.04
District Administrative Support: 38.57
School Administrators: 67.54
School Administrative Support: 84.20
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 274.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 168.84
Total Guidance Counselors: 57.14
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 9.52
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 47.62
Librarians/Media Specialists: 16.67
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 116.15
Other Support Services: 373.12


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Highline Public Schools operates 43 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beverly Park Elem At Glendale428PK-5
Big Picture School2366-12
Bow Lake Elementary500PK-5
Career Link09-12
Cascade Middle School6836-8
Cedarhurst Elementary420PK-5
Chinook Middle School5996-8
Choice Academy1726-12
Des Moines Elementary520PK-5
Evergreen High School1,0369-12
Gateway To College010-12
Glacier Middle School8556-8
Gregory Heights Elementary452PK-5
Hazel Valley Elementary466PK-5
Head Start0PK-PK
Highline High School1,3269-12
Highline Home School Center10KG-12
Highline Open Doors 14181889-12
Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy367PK-12
Hilltop Elementary476PK-5
Madrona Elementary384PK-5
Maritime High School839-12
Marvista Elementary536PK-5
Mcmicken Heights Elementary515PK-5
Midway Elementary537PK-5
Mount Rainier High School1,8739-12
Mount View Elementary426PK-5
New Start939-12
North Hill Elementary495PK-5
Pacific Middle School6516-8
Parkside Elementary445PK-5
Puget Sound High School09-12
Puget Sound Skills Center510-12
Raisbeck Aviation High School4059-12
Satellite High School0PK-12
Seahurst Elementary School330PK-5
Shorewood Elementary458PK-5
Southern Heights Elementary0PK-5
Southwest Youth And Family Services09-12
Sylvester Middle School6196-8
Tyee High School6749-12
Valley View Early Childhood Center252PK-PK
White Center Heights Elementary533PK-5

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