Other / mixed grade configuration · Neah Bay, WA

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530084000165
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Washington schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
12.9:1
small classes for Washington
79.4%
free-lunch eligible
206
students enrolled

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

206

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.9:1

vs 17.6:1 Washington avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

79.4%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

+76% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School compares with Washington and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Neah Bay, Washington, enrolling 206 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.9:1, Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School is leaner than roughly 85% of Washington schools and 27% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 79.4% of students qualify for free meals, 76% above the Washington average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 206 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 92 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Washington schools statewide, it ranks #9, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by American Indian / Alaska Native (68%) and Two or More (18%) (diversity index 50/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 206 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

10.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Cape Flattery School District spends $26,633 per pupil, 37% above the Washington average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 34.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Cape Flattery School District also operates Neah Bay Elementary School (180 students) and Clallam Bay High & Elementary (100 students) alongside Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School.

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 Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School compares

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▼ 27% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 79.4% ▲ 76% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 206 top 73% - -

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

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
206
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
79.4%
free-lunch eligible - 76% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.9:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 15% in Washington - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$26,633
per pupil, district-wide - above Washington avg of $19,487
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 206 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.5 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

American Indian / Alaska Native 67.5%
Two or More 17.5%
Hispanic or Latino 13.6%
White 1.5%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 67.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.5, Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cape Flattery School District, which includes Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School.

$26,633
Per student
+37%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+61%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.0%
State 58.5%
Federal 34.5%

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 Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Neah Bay Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Clallam Bay High & Elementary Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Cape Flattery Preschool Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cape Flattery School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other 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 Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School'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 Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School

How many students attend Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School?

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School has 206 students enrolled. It is a public school in Neah Bay, WA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School is 12.9:1, which is 27% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School?

79.4% of students at Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 67.5% of enrollment, in Neah Bay, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School?

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School a good school?

Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Washington schools. 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 Cape Flattery School District?

Besides Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School, Cape Flattery School District also operates Neah Bay Elementary School (180 students), Clallam Bay High & Elementary (100 students), and Cape Flattery Preschool (4 students). See the Cape Flattery 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.

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

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