📍 22215 38th Avenue East, Spanaway, Pierce County, 98387
Bethel High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spanaway, Pierce County. The school has 1,739 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 79.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel High School enrolls 1,739 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 79.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 832 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 369 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 259 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 88 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 54 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
915 of the school's 1,739 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 742 qualify for free lunch and 173 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethel High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-80, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Bethel High School is one of 34 schools in Bethel School District, based in Spanaway, Washington. The district serves 21,450 students district-wide and employs 1,139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,739 students, Bethel High School is larger than the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large