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North Thurston Public Schools

Lacey, Washington · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

15,167
Students enrolled
24
Public schools
863
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.6:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 396
  • Kindergarten 1,052
  • Grade 1 1,054
  • Grade 2 1,153
  • Grade 3 1,177
  • Grade 4 1,135
  • Grade 5 1,177
  • Grade 6 1,132
  • Grade 7 1,111
  • Grade 8 1,126
  • Grade 9 1,197
  • Grade 10 1,159
  • Grade 11 1,112
  • Grade 12 1,186

By race/ethnicity

  • White 42%
  • Hispanic/Latino 25%
  • Two or more races 16%
  • Asian 8%
  • Black or African American 5%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3%
  • 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

49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 7,358 of 15,167 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 38%
  • 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

$17,370 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,183
  • Support services $6,615
  • Other (food service, etc.) $572

Where the money comes from

  • Local 28%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 6%

Total revenue $318.1 milliontotal spending $334.1 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)

City: SmallStudents: 75% city, 21% suburb, 4% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,770

District office

305 COLLEGE ST NE, Lacey WA 98516

County

Thurston County

Official website

NCES District ID

5305850

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About North Thurston Public Schools

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

Being the largest district in the county, North Thurston Public Schools educates over 14,000 students each year, with 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools (including a performing arts magnet school), 3 comprehensive high schools and one high school of choice.
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Public Schools in North Thurston Public Schools (25)

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River Ridge High School

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Timberline High School

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Meadows Elementary

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Horizons Elementary

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Pleasant Glade Elementary

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Olympic View Elementary

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Lydia Hawk Elementary

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Woodland Elementary

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Evergreen Forest Elementary

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Seven Oaks Elementary

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Aspire Middle School

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Envision Career Academy

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