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Puget Sound High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
18010 8th Ave South
Burien, WA 98148
Phone
(206) 631-7300
District
Highline School District
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Classroom Teachers
1

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Puget Sound High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
51%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
0
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 19.2% 54.1%
Black Unreported 15.9% 5.4%
Hispanic Unreported 44.3% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 16.1% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 4.4% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 69.6% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 59.7% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 9.9% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 135,537 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,385.6 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,425 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.4% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.9% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.1% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.6% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,686 $192,866,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,494 $26,962,000 6.5%
Staff $1,426 $25,737,000 6.2%
General Administration $115 $2,069,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,142 $20,602,000 5.0%
Operation $1,367 $24,672,000 5.9%
Transportation $320 $5,774,000 1.4%
Other $742 $13,398,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,605 $119,214,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,758 $103,923,000 25.0%
Total Expenditures $23,050 $416,003,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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