📍 4424 S 188th St, SeaTac, King County, 98188
Tyee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in SeaTac, King County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tyee High School enrolls 674 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 298 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 22% |
| Asian | 79 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 67 | 10% |
| White | 44 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
558 of the school's 674 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tyee High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 33, state house district 33.
Tyee High School is one of 43 schools in Highline School District, based in BURIEN, Washington. The district serves 18,072 students district-wide and employs 1,010 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 674 students, Tyee High School is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large