Public schools in Forks, WA
Forks has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 3,789 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Quillayute Valley School District 402 runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Forks's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Forks | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quillayute Valley School District 402 | 5 | 2,473 | $18,540 |
| Queets-Clearwater School District | 1 | 40 | $27,700 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Forks, 264 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks High School | 264 | 12.7 | 53.4% | Quillayute Valley |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Forks, 237 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Middle School | 237 | 9.7 | 54.4% | Quillayute Valley |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Forks, 405 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Elementary School | 368 | 14.3 | 53.3% | Quillayute Valley |
| Queets-Clearwater Elementary | 37 | 10.1 | 78.4% | Queets-Clearwater |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Forks, 2,883 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insight School of Washington | 2,841 | 30.9 | 62.9% | Quillayute Valley |
| District Run Home School | 42 | 21.0 | 54.8% | Quillayute Valley |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Forks's public schools compare with Washington's
The median Forks school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Washington median of 16.7. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 251 students (state 391).
| Forks | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.5 | 16.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 251 | 391 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 67% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Forks schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Forks
- Quillayute Valley School District 402Runs 5 of Forks's 6 public schools and spent $18,540 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,540
- Forks High School, the largest high school in Forks264 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.264
- Compare Quillayute Valley School District 402 with Queets-Clearwater School DistrictForks's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Forks addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Forks
How many public schools are in Forks, WA?
6 public schools with an address in Forks were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 3,789 students.What is the largest high school in Forks?
Forks High School, with 264 students in 2024-25 (Quillayute Valley School District 402).Which districts run Forks's schools?
Quillayute Valley School District 402 (5 schools), Queets-Clearwater School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25