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Franklin Pierce High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 1,141 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Pierce School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Pierce High School enrolls 1,141 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 402 | 35% |
| White | 300 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 147 | 13% |
| Asian | 118 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 9.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 55 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
670 of the school's 1,141 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 103 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Franklin Pierce 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 25, state house district 25.
Franklin Pierce High School is one of 15 schools in Franklin Pierce School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 7,187 students district-wide and employs 472 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,141 students, Franklin Pierce High School is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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