Sumner High School

As a substantial senior high in Sumner, Washington, Sumner High School serves 1,857 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. Enrollment runs roughly 224% above the state mean of about 573.

Sumner-Bonney Lake School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,743 students. Sumner High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sumner High School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Pierce County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Sumner High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% 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 noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sumner High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 54.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Pierce County shows median household income runs about $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Sumner High School is one.

Sumner Special Services is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sumner High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sumner High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Sumner High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,824 (now 1,857). White enrollment moved from 75% to 63% across the same window.

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