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Puyallup School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Puyallup School District runs 37 public schools with 23,026 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
37
Students
23,026
Teachers (FTE)
1,225
Students per teacher
18.8
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
302 2nd St SE, Puyallup, WA 98372
Phone
(253)841-1301
County
Pierce County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5306960
State district ID
WA-27003
Total staff (FTE)
2,478
School counselors (FTE)
58.0About 397 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
66.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.8
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 (22,398), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$380.8 million
Federal revenue
$19.1 million
State revenue
$269.8 million
Local revenue
$92.0 million
Total spending
$414.4 million
Spending per pupil
$18,501
Salaries
$197.7 million47.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$313.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.0%
  • State: 70.8%
  • Local: 24.1%

Washington overall

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 67.2%
  • Local: 24.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,501
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Puyallup School District

By level: 5 high, 7 middle, 23 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Aylen Junior HighMiddle7 to 972023.2
Ballou Junior HighMiddle7 to 985222.4
Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementaryPK to 691918.0
Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle6 to 1084622.3
E B Walker High SchoolCEP schoolHigh8 to 1212012.0
Edgemont Junior HighMiddle6 to 959021.9
Edward Zeiger ElementaryElementaryPK to 650014.7
Emerald Ridge High SchoolHigh10 to 121,59924.6
Emma L Carson ElementaryElementaryPK to 667617.3
Ferrucci Junior HighMiddle7 to 981521.4
Firgrove ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 659314.1
Frank Brouillet ElementaryElementaryK to 654115.9
Fruitland ElementaryElementaryK to 656618.3
G W Edgerton ElementaryElementaryPK to 675317.1
Glacier View Junior HighMiddle7 to 984322.2
Gov John Rogers High SchoolHigh9 to 121,78823.5
Kalles Junior HighMiddle7 to 976223.1
Karshner ElementaryElementaryPK to 640514.5
Maplewood ElementaryElementaryPK to 637116.9
Meeker ElementaryElementaryK to 636615.9
Mt View ElementaryElementaryK to 627915.5
Northwood ElementaryElementaryK to 673217.0
Pope ElementaryElementaryK to 671016.9
PSD Special ServicesOtherPK to 1252
Puyallup High SchoolHigh10 to 121,81524.5
Puyallup Online Academy/POAOtherK to 1219939.8
Puyallup Open Doors/PODHigh9 to 1212431.0
Puyallup Parent Partnership ProgramElementaryK to 89632.0
Ridgecrest ElementaryElementaryK to 645615.7
Shaw Road ElementaryElementaryK to 661516.2
Spinning ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 629916.6
Stewart ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 634314.9
Sunrise ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 672416.8
Waller Road ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 630613.9
Warren Hunt ElementaryElementaryPK to 668116.2
Wildwood ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 636413.5
Woodland ElementaryElementaryK to 660617.8

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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.