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Tukwila School District, WA: schools, enrollment and spending

Tukwila School District runs 8 public schools with 2,886 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 20.3 students per teacher is 2.1 higher than the Washington figure of 18.2.

At a glance

Schools
8
Students
2,886
Teachers (FTE)
142
Students per teacher
20.3
WA: 18.2 · US: 15.3
Address
4640 S 144th St, Tukwila, WA 98168
County
King County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5308130
State district ID
WA-17406
Total staff (FTE)
295
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 481 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
7.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.3
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 (2,712), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$63.6 million
Federal revenue
$5.9 million
State revenue
$40.6 million
Local revenue
$17.1 million
Total spending
$57.0 million
Spending per pupil
$21,015
Salaries
$29.4 million51.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$79.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.3%
  • State: 63.8%
  • Local: 26.9%

Washington overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,015
Washington$19,323
United States$16,826

Schools in Tukwila School District

By level: 4 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Cascade View ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548120.9
Foster Senior High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1291023.9
Gateway to CollegeHigh9 to 120
Renton Technical CollegeHigh9 to 120
Showalter Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 865121.0
Thorndyke ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538614.8
Tukwila ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 545820.8
Tukwila Online LearningHigh6 to 120

Nearby and related

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.