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Puyallup School District
A public school district in Puyallup, Washington, with 37 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 23,026
- Students enrolled
- 1,225.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,478.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,882
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 23,026 in 2024–25
- Ranks 310th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 324 in Washington. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,882 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 58% 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
Puyallup School District spent $17,830 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,163 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 | $17,830 | $408.4 million | 22,905 |
| FY2023 | $16,882 | $390.0 million | 23,104 |
| FY2022 | $15,642 | $352.5 million | 22,534 |
| FY2021 | $14,217 | $318.4 million | 22,398 |
| FY2020 | $13,347 | $314.5 million | 23,563 |
| FY2019 | $13,015 | $302.2 million | 23,222 |
| FY2018 | $12,489 | $285.1 million | 22,828 |
| FY2017 | $11,259 | $252.7 million | 22,447 |
| FY2016 | $10,272 | $227.0 million | 22,097 |
| FY2015 | $9,738 | $210.8 million | 21,644 |
| FY2014 | $9,722 | $205.1 million | 21,097 |
| FY2013 | $9,361 | $193.1 million | 20,625 |
| FY2012 | $9,369 | $195.0 million | 20,810 |
| FY2011 | $8,931 | $187.4 million | 20,986 |
| FY2010 | $8,897 | $186.5 million | 20,957 |
| FY2009 | $9,332 | $195.1 million | 20,911 |
| FY2008 | $8,626 | $182.9 million | 21,203 |
| FY2007 | $8,010 | $168.4 million | 21,018 |
| FY2006 | $7,432 | $153.9 million | 20,714 |
| FY2005 | $7,163 | $144.0 million | 20,107 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $23.8 million | 5.6% |
| State | $290.7 million | 68.5% |
| Local | $110.0 million | 25.9% |
| Total | $424.5 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
37 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 5306960
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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