Chief Leschi School

Chief Leschi School is a combined-grade school of sizable scale in Puyallup, Washington, one of the schools within Chief Leschi School, teacheing 633 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 204 students each, so Chief Leschi School sits 210% larger than that benchmark.

Operationally, Chief Leschi School answers to Chief Leschi School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chief Leschi School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

In terms of school funding signals, Chief Leschi School lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.2:1. The state averages around 33.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Chief Leschi School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Pierce County reports that median household income runs about $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chief Leschi School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Columbia Junior High School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Chief Leschi School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 669 (now 633).

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