Regular local school district · Mason County
Pioneer School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending
Pioneer School District runs 2 public schools with 732 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is 3.6 lower than the Washington figure of 18.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 732
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 112 E. Spencer Lake Road, Shelton, WA 98584
- Phone
- (360)426-9115
- County
- Mason County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5306750
- State district ID
- WA-23402
- Total staff (FTE)
- 87
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 366 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.6
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 (661), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $14.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.1 million
- State revenue
- $7.9 million
- Local revenue
- $5.4 million
- Total spending
- $13.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $20,726
- Salaries
- $6.5 million47.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $21.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.8%
- State: 54.8%
- Local: 37.4%
Washington overall
- Federal: 8.1%
- State: 67.2%
- Local: 24.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$20,726
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826
Schools in Pioneer School District
By level: 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 482 | 15.5 |
| Pioneer Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 250 | 13.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Mason County
- Shelton School District 4,517 students
- North Mason School District 2,337 students
- Mary M Knight School District 784 students
- Hood Canal School District 337 students
- Grapeview School District 224 students
- Southside School District 208 students
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.