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Franklin Pierce School District
A public school district in Tacoma, Washington, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,187
- Students enrolled
- 444.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 935.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,065
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,187 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,300th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 42nd of 324 in Washington. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,065 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 69% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Franklin Pierce School District spent $19,348 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,381 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $19,348 | $141.2 million | 7,296 |
| FY2023 | $19,065 | $141.6 million | 7,425 |
| FY2022 | $17,349 | $130.9 million | 7,544 |
| FY2021 | $16,179 | $122.9 million | 7,595 |
| FY2020 | $15,280 | $123.6 million | 8,090 |
| FY2019 | $14,925 | $120.8 million | 8,095 |
| FY2018 | $13,998 | $110.1 million | 7,867 |
| FY2017 | $12,121 | $94.8 million | 7,820 |
| FY2016 | $11,514 | $89.1 million | 7,737 |
| FY2015 | $11,578 | $88.6 million | 7,652 |
| FY2014 | $10,444 | $78.8 million | 7,544 |
| FY2013 | $9,913 | $74.6 million | 7,522 |
| FY2012 | $9,482 | $70.9 million | 7,477 |
| FY2011 | $9,903 | $74.0 million | 7,474 |
| FY2010 | $9,492 | $71.6 million | 7,545 |
| FY2009 | $9,142 | $71.3 million | 7,801 |
| FY2008 | $8,852 | $67.7 million | 7,653 |
| FY2007 | $8,239 | $63.0 million | 7,646 |
| FY2006 | $7,700 | $58.5 million | 7,600 |
| FY2005 | $7,381 | $58.0 million | 7,862 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $28.1 million | 17.3% |
| State | $99.9 million | 61.7% |
| Local | $33.9 million | 20.9% |
| Total | $161.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
14 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Brookdale Elementary | 483 |
| Central Avenue Elementary | 355 |
| Christensen Elementary | 346 |
| Collins Elementary | 466 |
| Elmhurst Elementary School | 335 |
| Franklin Pierce High School | 977 |
| GATES Secondary School | 104 |
| Harvard Elementary | 445 |
| Hewins Early Learning Center | 266 |
| James Sales Elementary | 387 |
| Midland Elementary | 399 |
| Morris Ford Middle School | 831 |
| Perry G Keithley Middle School | 804 |
| Washington High School | 989 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5302940
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Washington — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Washington — A to Z, each with its page.
- Washington on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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