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Franklin Pierce School District

Franklin Pierce School District in Washington: 14 public schools with 7,187 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,348 per student in FY2024.

Schools
14
Students
7,187
Students per teacher
16.2
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,348
WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
444
Counselors (FTE)
31.0
Students per counselor
232
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.5
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

35%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

3,067 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

27%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

3,072 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.6K15
$11.5K16
$12.1K17
$14.0K18
$14.9K19
$15.3K20
$16.2K21
$17.3K22
$19.1K23
$19.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.7% · $15.9M
State
68% · $111.5M
Local
22% · $37M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,829
Support services
$7,785
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$10.7M
Long-term debt
$123.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Hewins Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K26633.3——
Brookdale ElementaryFree meals for all
K–548315.142%38%
Central Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all
K–535513.739%34%
Christensen ElementaryFree meals for all
K–534615.042%33%
Collins ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546615.043%38%
Elmhurst Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–533514.033%24%
Harvard ElementaryFree meals for all
K–544515.625%25%
James Sales ElementaryFree meals for all
K–538716.149%48%
Midland ElementaryFree meals for all
K–539914.845%40%
Morris Ford Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–883118.137%22%
Perry G Keithley Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–880417.924%15%
Franklin Pierce High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1297717.9——
GATES Secondary SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
10–121047.6——
Washington High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1298917.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
315 129TH St S, Tacoma, WA 98444
Phone
(253)298-3000