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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Pierce County, Washington

Across Pierce County, Washington, 34 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. CPSD Open Doors Program leads the list at 30.7:1, against a median of 21.5:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
34
Pierce County, Washington
Top Students/teacher
30.7:1
Median Students/teacher
21.5:1
HIGHEST RATIO · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1CPSD Open Doors ProgramLakewood, WAClover Park School DistrictHigh27630.7:1
2Gig Harbor HighGig Harbor, WAPeninsula School DistrictHigh1,37526.1:1
3Curtis Senior HighUNIVERSITY PLACE, WAUniversity Place School DistrictHigh1,32124.9:1
4Puyallup High SchoolPuyallup, WAPuyallup School DistrictHigh1,81524.5:1
5Emerald Ridge High SchoolPuyallup, WAPuyallup School DistrictHigh1,59924.4:1
6Steilacoom HighSteilacoom, WASteilacoom Hist. School DistrictHigh96824.3:1
7Graham Kapowsin High SchoolGraham, WABethel School DistrictHigh2,08724.2:1
8Pierce County Skills CenterPuyallup, WABethel School DistrictHigh35523.7:1
9Gov John Rogers High SchoolPuyallup, WAPuyallup School DistrictHigh1,78823.5:1
10Stadium High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh1,70023.5:1
11Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh1,16023.0:1
12Fife High SchoolTacoma, WAFife School DistrictHigh88522.8:1
13White River High SchoolBuckley, WAWhite River School DistrictHigh1,34022.8:1
14Spanaway Lake High SchoolSpanaway, WABethel School DistrictHigh1,78722.8:1
15Sumner High SchoolSumner, WASumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictHigh1,85722.5:1
16Curtis Junior HighUNIVERSITY PLACE, WAUniversity Place School DistrictHigh90422.4:1
17Bethel High SchoolSpanaway, WABethel School DistrictHigh1,68821.6:1
18Eatonville High SchoolEatonville, WAEatonville School DistrictHigh57321.4:1
19Orting High SchoolOrting, WAOrting School DistrictHigh87621.4:1
20Mount Tahoma High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh1,41021.4:1
21Peninsula High SchoolGig Harbor, WAPeninsula School DistrictHigh1,34521.2:1
22Columbia Junior High SchoolTacoma, WAFife School DistrictHigh61920.8:1
23Lincoln High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh1,55620.5:1
24Science and Math InstituteTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh59720.5:1
25Bonney Lake High SchoolBonney Lake, WASumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictHigh1,64320.5:1
26Tacoma School of the ArtsTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh65819.6:1
27Foss High SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh59919.2:1
28Lakes High SchoolLakewood, WAClover Park School DistrictHigh1,15818.9:1
29General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolLakewood, WAClover Park School DistrictHigh73818.4:1
30Franklin Pierce High SchoolTACOMA, WAFranklin Pierce School DistrictHigh97717.9:1
31Washington High SchoolTacoma, WAFranklin Pierce School DistrictHigh98917.6:1
32Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsTacoma, WATacoma School DistrictHigh39217.6:1
33Clover Park High SchoolLakewood, WAClover Park School DistrictHigh1,16116.4:1
34Challenger High SchoolSpanaway, WABethel School DistrictHigh31815.9:1
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