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Tacoma School District
A public school district in Tacoma, Washington, with 67 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 28,847
- Students enrolled
- 1,538.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,216.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,679
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 28,847 in 2024–25
- Ranks 225th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 4th 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: $19,679 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 72% 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
Tacoma School District spent $19,619 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,442 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 | $19,619 | $554.7 million | 28,272 |
| FY2023 | $19,679 | $557.1 million | 28,311 |
| FY2022 | $17,575 | $504.0 million | 28,676 |
| FY2021 | $15,922 | $456.8 million | 28,688 |
| FY2020 | $15,335 | $465.1 million | 30,330 |
| FY2019 | $15,041 | $455.1 million | 30,260 |
| FY2018 | $14,364 | $417.4 million | 29,059 |
| FY2017 | $13,690 | $398.4 million | 29,098 |
| FY2016 | $12,837 | $376.4 million | 29,323 |
| FY2015 | $11,819 | $347.8 million | 29,426 |
| FY2014 | $11,535 | $336.5 million | 29,168 |
| FY2013 | $11,209 | $324.6 million | 28,957 |
| FY2012 | $11,279 | $321.9 million | 28,540 |
| FY2011 | $11,806 | $323.6 million | 27,407 |
| FY2010 | $10,808 | $312.2 million | 28,890 |
| FY2009 | $10,511 | $310.1 million | 29,500 |
| FY2008 | $10,073 | $298.9 million | 29,677 |
| FY2007 | $9,326 | $280.9 million | 30,124 |
| FY2006 | $8,456 | $269.1 million | 31,820 |
| FY2005 | $8,442 | $269.7 million | 31,948 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $82.7 million | 12.6% |
| State | $366.9 million | 55.9% |
| Local | $206.7 million | 31.5% |
| Total | $656.3 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
67 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
- 5308700
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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