Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Moses Lake, Washington
Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center in Moses Lake, Washington enrolled 53 students in 2024-25 with 12.5 full-time teachers, 4.2 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 96% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%
27 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 53 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 12.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 27 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 10.0 | 1.1 |
| 2024-25 | 53 | 12.5 | 4.2 |
4.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Washington high schools
Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center enrolled 172 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
60.4% of students were Hispanic, 32.1% White, 3.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic60.4%
- White32.1%
- Black3.8%
- Two or more races3.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Moses Lake
4 public high schools in Moses Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Academy | 387 | 25.3 | 48.1% |
| Digital Learning Center | 359 | 29.9 | 53.5% |
| MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program | 67 | not reported | 62.7% |
| Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center | 53 | 4.2 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center
- Vanguard AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 387 students, 25.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Moses Lake High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 1,856 students, 26.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center with Vanguard AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Moses Lake School District spends per student$17,536 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,536
- The largest public schools in WashingtonColumbia Basin Technical Skills Center is the number 459 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#459 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher4.2 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.4.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center
How many students attend Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center?
53 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 27 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Moses Lake, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center?
4.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center a Title I school?
Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center in?
Moses Lake School District, NCES district ID 5305220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530522003392 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.