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Spanaway Lake High School

1305 168th St E

Tel: (253)683-5600

Spanaway Lake High School serves 1,665 students in grades 9-13.
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the WA average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 43%.
Spanaway Lake High School operates within the Bethel School District.
Bethel School District's 68% graduation rate is lower than the WA state average of 80%.

The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 has decreased from 24:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.74 is more than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(WA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	23:1	18:1

American Indian	1%	1%

Asian	10%	7%

Hispanic	16%	22%

Black	19%	4%

White	43%	57%

Hawaiian	5%	1%

Two or more races	6%	7%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.74	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	42%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	14%	7%

Bethel School District's student population of 18,318 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 68% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,190 in this district is less than the state average of $12,785. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,381 is higher than the state average of $12,256. The district spending/student has declined by 6% over four years.

School District Name	Bethel School District
Number of Schools Managed	38	4
Number of Students Managed	18,318	923

Graduation Rate	68%	80%

District Total Revenue	$204 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$226 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,190	$12,785

District Spending / Student	$12,381	$12,256

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores