Bethel School District 鈥� Pierce County, WA: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

21,450

Students enrolled

36

Public schools

1,161

Classroom teachers (FTE)

18.5:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 487
Kindergarten 1,458
Grade 1 1,466
Grade 2 1,601
Grade 3 1,606
Grade 4 1,559
Grade 5 1,628
Grade 6 1,580
Grade 7 1,527
Grade 8 1,581
Grade 9 1,555
Grade 10 1,617
Grade 11 1,719
Grade 12 2,066

By race/ethnicity

White 40%
Hispanic/Latino 23%
Two or more races 17%
Black or African American 8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6%
Asian 5%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 12,039 of 21,450 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 45%
Reduced-price lunch 11%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$16,236 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $9,020
Support services $6,661
Other (food service, etc.) $555

Where the money comes from

Local 25%
State 67%
Federal 8%

Total revenue $481.2 milliontotal spending $465.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 97% suburb, 3% rural

Total staff (FTE)

2,341

District office

516 176th St E, Spanaway WA 98387

Phone

(253) 800-6000

County

Pierce County

Official website

NCES District ID

5300480

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About Bethel School District

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The Bethel School District is a dynamic district that covers over 215 square miles in southeast Pierce County. Currently, Bethel is the 13th largest district in the state with an estimated enrollment of nearly 18,000 students. The mission of the Bethel School District is to provide a safe educational environment which enables students to develop and apply the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values needed to realize their maximum potential.

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