Tacoma School District 鈥� Pierce County, WA: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

28,847

Students enrolled

67

Public schools

1,538

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 879
Kindergarten 2,449
Grade 1 1,972
Grade 2 2,097
Grade 3 2,137
Grade 4 2,022
Grade 5 2,077
Grade 6 2,063
Grade 7 2,007
Grade 8 1,957
Grade 9 2,228
Grade 10 2,228
Grade 11 2,325
Grade 12 2,406

By race/ethnicity

White 33%
Hispanic/Latino 24%
Two or more races 17%
Black or African American 12%
Asian 8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 4%
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

58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 16,606 of 28,847 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 45%
Reduced-price lunch 13%

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

$19,619 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $10,822
Support services $7,957
Other (food service, etc.) $840

Where the money comes from

Local 32%
State 58%
Federal 10%

Total revenue $676.0 milliontotal spending $732.0 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)

City: MidsizeStudents: 98% city, 2% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

3,217

District office

601 S 8TH, Tacoma WA 98401

Phone

(253) 571-1000

County

Pierce County

Official website

NCES District ID

5308700

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About Tacoma School District

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Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) is the third largest district in Washington State serving more than 28,000 children in kindergarten through grade 12. The district has 35 elementary schools, nine middle schools, five comprehensive high schools and 14 alternative learning sites. TPS has more than 3,500 employees and is one of the largest employers in Tacoma. Our vision: We will be an outstanding school district in which all students exhibit high standards of achievement and critical thinking skills, and are socially responsible, contributing members of our society. Our mission: In partnership with parents and community, we will provide a comprehensive educational experience that is rigorous, individualized and enables students to contribute to a changing and diverse world.

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