Regular local school district · Thurston County
North Thurston Public Schools, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
North Thurston Public Schools runs 24 public schools with 15,167 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 24
- Students
- 15,167
- Teachers (FTE)
- 862
- Students per teacher
- 17.6
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 305 College St NE, Lacey, WA 98516
- Phone
- (360)412-4400
- County
- Thurston County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5305850
- State district ID
- WA-34003
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,770
- School counselors (FTE)
- 39.0About 389 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 44.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.6
Washington18.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (14,683), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $257.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $14.8 million
- State revenue
- $169.7 million
- Local revenue
- $73.3 million
- Total spending
- $252.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,166
- Salaries
- $136.3 million54.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $276.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.7%
- State: 65.8%
- Local: 28.4%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,166
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in North Thurston Public Schools
By level: 4 high, 5 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Aspire Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 323 | 23.1 |
| Chambers Prairie Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 490 | 14.8 |
| Chinook Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 746 | 19.6 |
| Envision Career AcademyCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 139 | 17.4 |
| Evergreen Forest Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 442 | 15.8 |
| Horizons Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 580 | 18.1 |
| Ignite Family Academy | Elementary | K to 8 | 100 | 25.0 |
| Komachin Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 640 | 18.8 |
| Lacey ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 368 | 13.6 |
| Lakes Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 495 | 17.7 |
| Lydia Hawk ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 496 | 13.8 |
| Meadows Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 765 | 17.0 |
| Mountain View ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 776 | 16.2 |
| Nisqually Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 789 | 18.3 |
| North Thurston High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,378 | 21.5 |
| Olympic View Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 552 | 14.9 |
| Pleasant Glade ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 559 | 16.0 |
| River Ridge High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,547 | 20.4 |
| Salish Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 745 | 19.1 |
| Seven Oaks Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 428 | 15.9 |
| South Bay Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 595 | 17.0 |
| Summit VIrtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 355 | 19.7 |
| Timberline High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,401 | 21.2 |
| Woodland Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 458 | 14.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Thurston County
- Olympia School District 9,386 students
- Tumwater School District 6,350 students
- Yelm School District 5,671 students
- Rochester School District 2,175 students
- Tenino School District 1,283 students
- Rainier School District 1,017 students
- Griffin School District 585 students
- Capital Region ESD 113 344 students
- Evergreen State College
More in Washington
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.