📍 1707 Main St, Sumner, Pierce County, 98390
Sumner High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sumner, Pierce County. The school has 1,728 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sumner High School enrolls 1,728 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,137 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 327 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 160 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 50 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
547 of the school's 1,728 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 143 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sumner High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Sumner High School is one of 15 schools in Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, based in SUMNER, Washington. The district serves 10,743 students district-wide and employs 554 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,728 students, Sumner High School is larger than the district average of about 716 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large