📍 1305 168th Street East, Spanaway, Pierce County, 98387
Spanaway Lake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spanaway, Pierce County. The school has 1,817 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spanaway Lake High School enrolls 1,817 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 453 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 283 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 266 | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 153 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 111 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,159 of the school's 1,817 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 921 qualify for free lunch and 238 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Spanaway Lake 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Spanaway Lake 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 1,817 students, Spanaway Lake 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
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