High school (grades 9-12) · Bellingham, WA

Blaine Re-Engagement

Federal NCES profile for Blaine Re-Engagement, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 530057003574
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blaine Re-Engagement earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.

#6 of 8
high schools in Bellingham · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
69.2%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Blaine Re-Engagement ranks #6 of 8 high schools in Bellingham, WA.

Enrollment

14

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

69.2%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

+54% vs state

What stands out at Blaine Re-Engagement

Blaine Re-Engagement is a higher-need, small high school in Bellingham, Washington, enrolling 14 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 69.2% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Washington schools, with 14 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (71%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 44/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Its district draws 17.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Bellingham's high schools, it stands alongside Squalicum High School (1,273 students): Blaine Re-Engagement is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Blaine School District also operates Blaine High School (566 students) and Blaine Middle School (471 students) alongside Blaine Re-Engagement.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Blaine Re-Engagement compares

Blaine Re-Engagement on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 69.2% ▲ 54% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
69.2%
free-lunch eligible - 54% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$17,524
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $19,487
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 71.4%
Hispanic or Latino 21.4%
Two or More 7.1%

Largest group: White at 71.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.9, Blaine Re-Engagement is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Blaine School District, which includes Blaine Re-Engagement.

$17,524
Per student
-10%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.2%
State 57.5%
Federal 17.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Blaine Re-Engagement Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Blaine High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Blaine Middle School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Blaine Elementary School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Blaine Primary School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Blaine Home Connections Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Blaine Re-Engagement's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Blaine School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Bellingham

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Blaine Re-Engagement's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Blaine Re-Engagement

How many students attend Blaine Re-Engagement?

Blaine Re-Engagement has 14 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bellingham, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Blaine Re-Engagement?

69.2% of students at Blaine Re-Engagement are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blaine Re-Engagement?

The largest demographic group at Blaine Re-Engagement is White at 71.4% of enrollment, in Bellingham, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blaine Re-Engagement?

Blaine Re-Engagement has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Blaine Re-Engagement rank among high schools in Bellingham?

By Resource Investment Index, Blaine Re-Engagement ranks #6 of 8 high schools in Bellingham, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Bellingham on the city page.

Is Blaine Re-Engagement a good school?

Blaine Re-Engagement earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Blaine School District?

Besides Blaine Re-Engagement, Blaine School District also operates Blaine High School (566 students), Blaine Middle School (471 students), and Blaine Elementary School (469 students). See the Blaine School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.