Squalicum High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bellingham, Washington

Squalicum High School in Bellingham, Washington enrolled 1,273 students in 2024-25 with 60.3 full-time teachers, 21.1 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 78% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

1,280 students in 2022-23, 1,241 students in 2023-24, 1,273 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.9 to 60.3.

Students enrolled at Squalicum High School by school year2022-23: 1,280, 2023-24: 1,241, 2024-25: 1,27305001k1.5k2022-231,2802023-241,2412024-251,273
Students enrolled at Squalicum High School by school year2022-23: 1,280, 2023-24: 1,241, 2024-25: 1,27305001k1.5k2022-231,2802023-241,2412024-251,273
Students enrolled at Squalicum High School by school year2022-23: 1,280, 2023-24: 1,241, 2024-25: 1,27305001k1.5k2022-231,2802023-241,2412024-251,273
Students enrolled at Squalicum High School by school year2022-23: 1,280, 2023-24: 1,241, 2024-25: 1,27305001k1.5k2022-231,2802023-241,2412024-251,273
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,28064.919.7
2023-241,24162.419.9
2024-251,27360.321.1

21.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 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.

Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Squalicum High School 21.1; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSqualicum High School 21.1state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Squalicum High School 21.1; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSqualicum High School 21.1state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Squalicum High School 21.1; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSqualicum High School 21.1state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; Squalicum High School 21.1; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSqualicum High School 21.1state median 20.0U.S. 14.5

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).

22 AP courses and one counselor per 317 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Squalicum High School enrolled 1,266 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses22
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 317 of the 1,266 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent42.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.2% of students were White, 27.1% Hispanic, 8.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White53.2%
  2. Hispanic27.1%
  3. Asian8.8%
  4. Two or more races8.4%
  5. Black1.6%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Squalicum High School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2278%57%53.4%
Math, 2022-2334%42% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

87% of the 315 students in Squalicum High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate87%79%83.8%
Students in the class3151,04685,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Bellingham

9 public high schools in Bellingham report 2024-25 enrollment; Squalicum High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Squalicum High School1,27321.135.9%
Bellingham High School1,16521.328.4%
Sehome High School1,11621.823.7%
Options High School1768.643.2%
Bellingham Re-Engagement Program110not reported56.4%
Intergenerational High School10713.421.5%
Meridian Impact Re-Engagement21not reported33.3%
Blaine Re-Engagement14not reported21.4%

All public schools in Bellingham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Squalicum High School

  1. Visions (Seamar Youth Center)The nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 11 students (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Options High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 176 students, 8.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Squalicum High School with Visions (Seamar Youth Center)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bellingham School District No 501 spends per student$17,886 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,886
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonSqualicum High School is the number 126 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#126 of 606
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.21.1:1
  7. 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 Squalicum High School

  1. How many students attend Squalicum High School?
    1,273 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,280 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bellingham, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Squalicum High School?
    21.1 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.
  3. Is Squalicum High School a Title I school?
    Squalicum High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Squalicum High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Squalicum High School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Squalicum High School?
    87% of the 315 students in Squalicum High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Squalicum High School in?
    Bellingham School District No 501, NCES district ID 5300420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530042002693 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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