Federal Way School District 鈥� King County, WA

Key statistics

22,250

Students enrolled

46

Public schools

1,217

Classroom teachers (FTE)

18.3:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Pre-K 724
Kindergarten 1,606
Grade 1 1,567
Grade 2 1,686
Grade 3 1,646
Grade 4 1,509
Grade 5 1,589
Grade 6 1,629
Grade 7 1,602
Grade 8 1,653
Grade 9 1,638
Grade 10 1,661
Grade 11 1,803
Grade 12 1,937

By race/ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 33%
White 19%
Black or African American 15%
Asian 14%
Two or more races 12%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6%
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

73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 16,297 of 22,250 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 62%
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

$18,682 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $10,165
Support services $7,860
Other (food service, etc.) $657

Where the money comes from

Local 21%
State 68%
Federal 10%

Total revenue $462.9 milliontotal spending $502.3 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: 90% suburb, 10% city

Total staff (FTE)

2,475

District office

33330 8th AVE S, Federal Way WA 98003

Phone

(253) 945-2000

County

King County

Official website

NCES District ID

5302820

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About Federal Way School District

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Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) is a leader in continual innovation among public schools in the state and nation. The district is currently implementing a full standards-based education system, to ensure clear learning targets in every class across the district, common ways to assess student progress and effective communications with students and parents/guardians. Our community is stronger, healthier, and more vibrant because businesses and residents support our schools. By building better schools, we鈥檙e building a stronger community for today and tomorrow.

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