Whatcom Co Detention Center
BELLINGHAM · WA · Northwest Educational Service District 189 · Public · K-12 combined
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Bellingham High School → Explorations Academy → Options High School → Independence High School → Visions (Seamar Youth Center) → Blaine Re-Engagement → Meridian Impact Re-Engagement → Bellingham Re-Engagement Program →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Whatcom Co Detention Center compares for families
What families should know about Whatcom Co Detention Center.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Bellingham High School, Explorations Academy, Options High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +10.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 4 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham High School Bellingham |
Public | 0.3 | 1,165 | -0.6% |
| Explorations Academy Bellingham |
Private | 0.4 | 40 | — |
| Options High School Bellingham |
Public | 0.5 | 176 | -3.8% |
| Independence High School Sedro Wooly |
Private | 0.9 | 18 | — |
| Visions (Seamar Youth Center) Bellingham |
Public | 1.6 | 11 | — |
| Blaine Re-Engagement Bellingham |
Public | 1.6 | 14 | — |
| Meridian Impact Re-Engagement Bellingham |
Public | 1.7 | 21 | — |
| Bellingham Re-Engagement Program BELLINGHAM |
Public | 1.9 | 110 | +52.8% |