Puyallup School District 鈥� Pierce County, WA

Key statistics

23,026

Students enrolled

37

Public schools

1,226

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 295
Kindergarten 1,462
Grade 1 1,560
Grade 2 1,678
Grade 3 1,874
Grade 4 1,667
Grade 5 1,830
Grade 6 1,742
Grade 7 1,770
Grade 8 1,776
Grade 9 1,820
Grade 10 1,927
Grade 11 1,747
Grade 12 1,878

By race/ethnicity

White 47%
Hispanic/Latino 20%
Two or more races 14%
Asian 8%
Black or African American 7%
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

47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 10,853 of 23,026 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 36%
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

$17,830 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $9,937
Support services $7,419
Other (food service, etc.) $474

Where the money comes from

Local 24%
State 70%
Federal 5%

Total revenue $451.0 milliontotal spending $444.0 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: Large

Total staff (FTE)

2,478

District office

302 2ND ST SE, Puyallup WA 98372

Phone

(253) 841-1301

County

Pierce County

Official website

NCES District ID

5306960

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About Puyallup School District

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The Puyallup School District is the ninth largest district in the state of Washington, serving a population of approximately 119,000 residents. The district is located six miles east of Tacoma, 30 miles south of Seattle, and is situated in the heart of the Puyallup Valley. The district has 21 elementary schools, seven junior high schools, three comprehensive senior high schools, and an alternative school, all of which serve more than 20,500 students. The district employs approximately 1,255 certificated, 1,388 classified staff, and 750 substitute personnel. Our Mission: The Puyallup School District, in partnership with our diverse communities, educates and inspires students to reach their full potential.

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