BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER

BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a cozy K-5 school in Spanaway, Washington, one of the schools within Bethel School District. The school instructs 163 students in grades pre-K through K. That puts it 57% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one of 39 schools operated by Bethel School District, a district that teaches 21,732 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER lists that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 31% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Native American. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, Pierce County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Spanaway Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.