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The largest public high schools in Pierce County, Washington

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in Pierce County, Washington, drawn from 51 qualifying public high schools. Graham Kapowsin High School leads the list at 2,087, against a median of 658 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

Pierce County, Washington

Top Students

2,087

Median Students

658

LARGEST · PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Graham Kapowsin High School	Graham, WA	Bethel School District	High	2,087
2	Sumner High School	Sumner, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	High	1,857
3	Puyallup High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	High	1,815
4	Gov John Rogers High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	High	1,788
5	Spanaway Lake High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	High	1,787
6	Stadium High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	1,700
7	Bethel High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	High	1,688
8	Bonney Lake High School	Bonney Lake, WA	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	High	1,643
9	Emerald Ridge High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	High	1,599
10	Lincoln High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	1,556
11	Mount Tahoma High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	1,410
12	Gig Harbor High	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	High	1,375
13	Peninsula High School	Gig Harbor, WA	Peninsula School District	High	1,345
14	White River High School	Buckley, WA	White River School District	High	1,340
15	Curtis Senior High	UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA	University Place School District	High	1,321
16	Clover Park High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	1,161
17	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	1,160
18	Lakes High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	1,158
19	Washington High School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	989
20	Franklin Pierce High School	TACOMA, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	977
21	Steilacoom High	Steilacoom, WA	Steilacoom Hist. School District	High	968
22	Curtis Junior High	UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA	University Place School District	High	904
23	Fife High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	High	885
24	Orting High School	Orting, WA	Orting School District	High	876
25	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	738
26	Tacoma School of the Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	658
27	Columbia Junior High School	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	High	619
28	Foss High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	599
29	Science and Math Institute	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	597
30	Eatonville High School	Eatonville, WA	Eatonville School District	High	573
31	Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	392
32	Pierce County Skills Center	Puyallup, WA	Bethel School District	High	355
33	Bates Technical High School	Tacoma, WA	Bates Technical College	High	343
34	Challenger High School	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	High	318
35	CPSD Open Doors Program	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	276
36	Puyallup Open Doors/POD	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	High	124
37	E B Walker High School	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup School District	High	120
38	Oakland High School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	112
39	Summit Public School: Olympus	Tacoma, WA	Summit Public School: Olympus	High	110
40	GATES Secondary School	Tacoma, WA	Franklin Pierce School District	High	104
41	Comm Based Trans Program	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	71
42	Transition 18-21 Program	Spanaway, WA	Bethel School District	High	58
43	White River Reengagement Program	Buckley, WA	White River School District	High	40
44	ESD New Beginnings	Eatonville, WA	Eatonville School District	High	31
45	Alfaretta House	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	26
46	Fife Open Doors	Tacoma, WA	Fife School District	High	25
47	Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	21
48	The School at Pearl Youth Residence	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	21
49	Transition Day Students	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	8
50	Re-Entry High School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	High	5

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