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Challenger High School

Serves grades 7 - 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
18117 A Street South
Spanaway, WA 98387
Phone
(253) 800-6800
District
Bethel School District
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
271
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.5% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Challenger High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
24%
45%
39%
61%
9%
30%
24%
45%
39%
61%
9%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
14
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 0 0.0%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Grade 9 27 10.0%
Grade 10 40 14.8%
Grade 11 79 29.2%
Grade 12 125 46.1%
Total 271 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.3% 51.0% 54.1%
Black 7.2% 10.0% 5.4%
Hispanic 24.1% 26.1% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 5.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.5% 7.6% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.7% 55.7% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 57.6% 45.8% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 9.9% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 124,448 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 619.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.6% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,909 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.8% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.7% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.1% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.1% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.8% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,965 $168,503,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,092 $23,102,000 6.4%
Staff $1,075 $22,753,000 6.3%
General Administration $48 $1,023,000 0.3%
School Administration $979 $20,712,000 5.7%
Operation $1,071 $22,648,000 6.3%
Transportation $666 $14,091,000 3.9%
Other $634 $13,418,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,566 $117,747,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,579 $75,718,000 20.9%
Total Expenditures $17,109 $361,968,000 100.0%
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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