Enrollment
252
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · White Swan, WA
White Swan High School
Federal NCES profile for White Swan High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 530528000798
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 33
📋 Attendance 32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
White Swan High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Washington schools.
- 48
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.5:1
- small classes for Washington
- 99.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 252
- students enrolled
White Swan High School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mount Adams School District · Washington
NCES ID 530528000798 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
99.6%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
+121% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How White Swan High School compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at White Swan High School
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
White Swan High School's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most Washington schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
Need and resources require a component-level read
White Swan High School falls within the wide middle of the Washington distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
White Swan High School's 27.4% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
White Swan High School is a high-poverty, mid-sized high school in White Swan, Washington, enrolling 252 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, White Swan High School is leaner than roughly 94% of Washington schools and 40% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 99.6% of students qualify for free meals, 121% above the Washington average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 252 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Against 23 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #12.
Its student body is led by American Indian / Alaska Native (57%) and Hispanic or Latino (39%) (diversity index 53/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 2 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 336 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 35.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Mount Adams School District also operates Harrah Elementary School (451 students) and Mount Adams Middle School (136 students) alongside White Swan 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 White Swan High School compares
White Swan 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 40% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 99.6% | ▲ 121% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 252 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
252
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
99.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 121% 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
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 6% in Washington - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 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.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 57.1%
Hispanic or Latino 38.5%
Two or More 2.4%
White 2.0%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 57.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 52.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 52.5, White Swan High School is about as mixed as the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes
How White Swan High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrah Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Mount Adams Middle School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to White Swan High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 451
- Students per teacher
- 15:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
- Enrollment
- 136
- Students per teacher
- 22.7:1
- Resource Index
- 15/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~252 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about White Swan High School
How many students attend White Swan High School?
White Swan High School has 252 students enrolled. It is a high school in White Swan, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White Swan High School?
The student-teacher ratio at White Swan High School is 10.5:1, which is 40% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 33% 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 White Swan High School?
99.6% of students at White Swan High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of White Swan High School?
The largest demographic group at White Swan High School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 57.1% of enrollment, in White Swan, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for White Swan High School?
White Swan High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Mount Adams School District?
Besides White Swan High School, Mount Adams School District also operates Harrah Elementary School (451 students) and Mount Adams Middle School (136 students). See the Mount Adams School District district page for the complete list.
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