Pierce County Skills Center
Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Puyallup, Washington
Pierce County Skills Center in Puyallup, Washington enrolled 355 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 23.7 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 36%
279 students in 2022-23, 315 students in 2023-24, 355 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 279 | 11.0 | 25.4 |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 12.0 | 26.3 |
| 2024-25 | 355 | 15.0 | 23.7 |
23.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Washington high schools
Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
1 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pierce County Skills Center enrolled 257 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
58.6% of students were White, 21.8% Hispanic, 6.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White58.6%
- Hispanic21.8%
- Black6.3%
- Asian6.0%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Pacific Islander1.7%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Puyallup
6 public high schools in Puyallup report 2024-25 enrollment; Pierce County Skills Center is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puyallup High School | 1,815 | 24.5 | 29.8% |
| Gov John Rogers High School | 1,788 | 23.5 | 35.8% |
| Emerald Ridge High School | 1,599 | 24.4 | 33.0% |
| Pierce County Skills Center | 355 | 23.7 | 26.2% |
| Puyallup Open Doors/POD | 124 | 31.0 | 57.3% |
| E B Walker High School | 120 | 11.8 | 52.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pierce County Skills Center
- Spanaway Lake High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,787 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Gov John Rogers High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 1,788 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Pierce County Skills Center with Spanaway Lake High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bethel School District 403 spends per student$15,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,370
- The largest public schools in WashingtonPierce County Skills Center is the number 253 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#253 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher23.7 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.23.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pierce County Skills Center
How many students attend Pierce County Skills Center?
355 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 279 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Puyallup, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pierce County Skills Center?
23.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pierce County Skills Center a Title I school?
Pierce County Skills Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Pierce County Skills Center in?
Bethel School District 403, NCES district ID 5300480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530048003284 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.