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Tacoma School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Tacoma School District runs 67 public schools with 28,847 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
67
Students
28,847
Teachers (FTE)
1,538
Students per teacher
18.8
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
601 S 8th, Tacoma, WA 98401
Phone
(253)571-1000
County
Pierce County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5308700
State district ID
WA-27010
Total staff (FTE)
3,216
School counselors (FTE)
89.0About 324 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
93.0
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 (28,688), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$565.3 million
Federal revenue
$65.4 million
State revenue
$332.9 million
Local revenue
$167.0 million
Total spending
$576.2 million
Spending per pupil
$20,086
Salaries
$294.7 million51.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$972.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.6%
  • State: 58.9%
  • Local: 29.5%

Washington overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,086
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Tacoma School District

By level: 16 high, 13 middle, 36 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alternative Spcl Needs Div OccHigh9 to 120
Angelo Giaudrone Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 844920.4
Arlington Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539017.7
Baker Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 868720.2
Birney Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547614.4
Blix Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544217.7
Boze Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548517.3
Browns Point Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 544520.2
Bryant Montessori Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81356.1
Bryant Montessori SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5313
Comm Based Trans ProgramHigh127123.7
Crescent Heights Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545118.8
Delong Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534915.9
Downing Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529818.6
Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,16023.2
Edison Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541316.5
Edna Travis Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 533715.3
Fawcett Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542616.4
Fern Hill Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531118.3
First Creek Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858420.1
Foss High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1259919.3
Franklin Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526014.4
Geiger Montessori SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552121.7
Grant Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 537818.0
Gray Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 851018.9
Helen Stafford Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 545319.7
Hilltop Heritage Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 844720.3
Hoyt Early Learning CenterPrekindergartenPK0
Hunt Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 851917.9
Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsCEP schoolHigh9 to 1239217.8
Jefferson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535818.8
Larchmont Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530315.2
Lincoln High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,55620.7
Lister Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537617.9
Lowell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 533119.5
Lyon Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538117.3
Manitou Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542919.5
Mann Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534017.9
Mason Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 863921.3
Meeker Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 856720.2
Mount Tahoma High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,41021.4
N.E. Tacoma Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541818.2
Oakland High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1211228.0
Point Defiance Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 530116.7
Reed Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542617.0
Remann Hall Juvenile Detention CenterHigh6 to 122121.0
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527016.9
Science and Math InstituteCEP schoolHigh9 to 1259720.6
Sheridan Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552518.1
Sherman Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 543220.6
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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.