School district · Washington

Peninsula School District

Peninsula School District in Washington: 17 public schools with 9,015 students and 18.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,222 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
9,015
Students per teacher
18.8
WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,222
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)
479
Counselors (FTE)
30.0
Students per counselor
301
WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.3
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

67%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

4,007 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

59%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

4,000 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
$10.0K15
$10.9K16
$11.4K17
$12.5K18
$13.8K19
$14.2K20
$16.1K21
$17.0K22
$17.2K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.6% · $6.6M
State
69% · $126.2M
Local
27% · $50.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,453
Support services
$7,300
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.8M
Long-term debt
$148.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–541317.273%69%
K–538018.071%69%
Pre-K–533616.054%42%
Pre-K–539716.075%75%
K–527216.255%56%
K–548116.371%70%
Pre-K–548315.978%74%
K–551916.672%68%
Pre-K–532615.252%46%
K–544316.771%70%
6–851920.271%49%
6–862722.168%56%
6–844418.244%34%
6–851621.974%66%
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Henderson Bay Alt High SchoolAlternativeMostly virtual
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9–121,34521.2——

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
14015 62ND Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Phone
(253)530-1002