Franklin Pierce High School

As a large high school in TACOMA, Washington, Franklin Pierce High School teaches 977 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Franklin Pierce School District. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Within Franklin Pierce School District, which oversees 14 schools and 7,187 students, Franklin Pierce High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Pierce High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% White, 14% multiracial, 10% Asian, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Franklin Pierce High School reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin Pierce High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.0%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -0.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pierce County shows median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Franklin Pierce High School is one.

Morris Ford Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Pierce High School. On composite proficiency, Franklin Pierce High School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Franklin Pierce High School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,196 (now 977). White enrollment moved from 44% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Franklin Pierce High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.