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Peninsula 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
14105 Purdy Dr Nw
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Phone
(253) 530-4400
District
Peninsula School District
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1372
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.9% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
70%
61%
41%
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
21
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 329 24.0%
Grade 10 338 24.6%
Grade 11 351 25.6%
Grade 12 354 25.8%
Total 1372 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.9% 84.9% 54.1%
Black 1.1% 0.8% 5.4%
Hispanic 10.8% 11.5% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 2.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.5% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.3% 23.7% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 25.4% 21.4% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 2.3% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 69,573 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 639.0 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.7% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 23.1% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,056 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 3.0% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.5% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.1% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.6% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.1% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 3.4% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,869 $79,546,000 32.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,483 $13,300,000 5.4%
Staff $1,146 $10,277,000 4.1%
General Administration $65 $581,000 0.2%
School Administration $1,085 $9,735,000 3.9%
Operation $1,265 $11,345,000 4.6%
Transportation $675 $6,051,000 2.4%
Other $684 $6,133,000 2.5%
Total Support $6,402 $57,422,000 23.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $12,428 $111,469,000 44.9%
Total Expenditures $27,700 $248,437,000 100.0%
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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