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Federal Way School District

Federal Way, Washington · Public School District · Open

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

County

King County

Official website

NCES District ID

5302820

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About Federal Way School District

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

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’re building a stronger community for today and tomorrow.
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