Puyallup Open Doors/POD
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup Open Doors/POD in Puyallup, Washington enrolled 124 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 31.0 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). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20-29% (Washington: 83.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 53% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 122%
81 students in 2022-23, 91 students in 2023-24, 124 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.8 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 81 | 1.8 | 45.0 |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 3.6 | 25.3 |
| 2024-25 | 124 | 4.0 | 31.0 |
31.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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).
One counselor per 71 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Puyallup Open Doors/POD enrolled 106 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 71 of the 106 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
49.2% of students were White, 29.0% Hispanic, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.2%
- Hispanic29.0%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Black6.5%
- Pacific Islander3.2%
- Asian2.4%
- American Indian2.4%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
20-29% of the 60 students in Puyallup Open Doors/POD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Washington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 20‑29% | 86% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 60 | 1,763 | 85,003 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Puyallup
6 public high schools in Puyallup report 2024-25 enrollment; Puyallup Open Doors/POD is number 5 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 Puyallup Open Doors/POD
- Gov John Rogers High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,788 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Puyallup High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,815 students, 24.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Puyallup Open Doors/POD with Gov John Rogers High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Puyallup School District spends per student$16,882 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,882
- The largest public schools in WashingtonPuyallup Open Doors/POD is the number 383 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#383 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher31.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.31.0:1
- 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 Puyallup Open Doors/POD
How many students attend Puyallup Open Doors/POD?
124 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 81 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Puyallup, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Puyallup Open Doors/POD?
31.0 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 Puyallup Open Doors/POD a Title I school?
Puyallup Open Doors/POD was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Puyallup Open Doors/POD?
20-29% of the 60 students in Puyallup Open Doors/POD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Puyallup Open Doors/POD in?
Puyallup School District, NCES district ID 5306960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530696003442 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.