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Peninsula School District

Gig Harbor, Washington · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

9,015
Students enrolled
17
Public schools
479
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.8:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 128
  • Kindergarten 661
  • Grade 1 571
  • Grade 2 674
  • Grade 3 626
  • Grade 4 647
  • Grade 5 743
  • Grade 6 699
  • Grade 7 690
  • Grade 8 717
  • Grade 9 690
  • Grade 10 716
  • Grade 11 713
  • Grade 12 740

By race/ethnicity

  • White 75%
  • Hispanic/Latino 11%
  • Two or more races 11%
  • Asian 2%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <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

23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,107 of 9,015 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 18%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

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

$17,222 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,453
  • Support services $7,300
  • Other (food service, etc.) $469

Where the money comes from

  • Local 27%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 4%

Total revenue $183.0 milliontotal spending $174.0 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: 88% suburb, 12% rural

Total staff (FTE)

951

District office

14015 62ND AVE NW, Gig Harbor WA 98332

County

Pierce County

Official website

NCES District ID

5306690

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About Peninsula School District

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

Mission: Partner with our community to provide a safe environment where every student acquires knowledge, skills, and character to become a productive citizen.
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Public Schools in Peninsula School District (18)

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Gig Harbor High

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Peninsula High School

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Harbor Ridge Middle School

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Goodman Middle School

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Swift Water Elementary

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Kopachuck Middle School

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Purdy Elementary School

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Pioneer Elementary School

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Voyager Elementary

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Artondale Elementary School

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Harbor Heights Elementary School

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Discovery Elementary School

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Evergreen Elementary

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Vaughn Elementary School

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Minter Creek Elementary

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