Frontier Middle School vs Spanaway Lake High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Frontier Middle School Spanaway Lake High School
Location Graham, WA Spanaway, WA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle high
Enrollment 620 1,787
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.3:1 23.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 34.2% 50.7%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Frontier Middle School Spanaway Lake High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,928 $18,928
District Bethel School District Bethel School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Frontier Middle School Spanaway Lake High School
White 55.8% 28.0%
African American 4.7% 13.6%
Hispanic or Latino 16.8% 24.5%
Asian 3.4% 7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.6% 1.1%
Pacific Islander 2.6% 8.9%
Multiracial 15.2% 16.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Frontier Middle School Spanaway Lake High School
AP Courses Offered 12
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 274.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 9.4% 25.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 2 115
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.