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Puyallup School District

Puyallup School District in Washington: 37 public schools with 23,026 students and 18.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,830 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 37
Students: 23,026
Students per teacher: 18.8; WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,830; 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): 1,226
Counselors (FTE): 58.5
Students per counselor: 394; WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 27.0; Librarians (FTE): 13.9

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%

53%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

10,243 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

45%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 68% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

10,195 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

$9.7K15

$10.3K16

$11.3K17

$12.5K18

$13.0K19

$13.3K20

$14.2K21

$15.6K22

$16.9K23

$17.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.5% · $24.7M
State: 70% · $316.9M
Local: 24% · $109.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,937
Support services: $7,419
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $14.8M
Long-term debt: $257.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 23Middle schools: 7High schools: 5Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Dessie F Evans Elementary	Pre-K–6	919	18.0	50%	47%	Puyallup
Edward Zeiger Elem	Pre-K–6	500	14.7	48%	41%	Puyallup
Emma L Carson Elementary	Pre-K–6	676	17.0	54%	51%	Puyallup
Firgrove ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	593	13.9	38%	36%	Puyallup
Frank Brouillet Elem	K–6	541	15.9	61%	56%	Puyallup
Fruitland Elementary	K–6	566	18.1	65%	59%	Puyallup
G W Edgerton Elementary	Pre-K–6	753	16.8	50%	50%	Puyallup
Karshner Elementary	Pre-K–6	405	14.4	37%	33%	Puyallup
Maplewood Elementary	Pre-K–6	371	16.7	56%	50%	Puyallup
Meeker Elementary	K–6	366	15.8	44%	48%	Puyallup
Mt View Elementary	K–6	279	14.9	53%	56%	Edgewood
Northwood Elementary	K–6	732	16.9	55%	54%	Edgewood
Pope Elementary	K–6	710	16.6	53%	51%	Puyallup
Puyallup Parent Partnership ProgramAlternative	K–8	96	32.0	43%	32%	Puyallup
Ridgecrest Elementary	K–6	456	15.6	61%	54%	Puyallup
Shaw Road Elementary	K–6	615	15.8	64%	63%	Puyallup
Spinning ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	299	15.8	55%	57%	Puyallup
Stewart ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	343	14.3	48%	37%	Puyallup
Sunrise ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	724	16.7	37%	35%	Puyallup
Waller Road ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	306	13.8	38%	36%	Tacoma
Warren Hunt Elem	Pre-K–6	681	16.1	45%	44%	Puyallup
Wildwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	364	13.1	49%	47%	Puyallup
Woodland Elementary	K–6	606	17.7	56%	54%	Puyallup
Aylen Jr High	7–9	720	22.7	54%	39%	Puyallup
Ballou Jr High	7–9	852	22.0	62%	34%	Puyallup
Doris Stahl Junior High	6–10	846	22.1	56%	42%	Puyallup
Edgemont Jr High	6–9	590	21.6	52%	38%	Edgewood
Ferrucci Jr High	7–9	815	21.4	57%	46%	Puyallup
Glacier View Junior High	7–9	843	21.8	52%	38%	Puyallup
Kalles Junior High	7–9	762	23.0	62%	50%	Puyallup
E B Walker High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	8–12	120	11.8	—	—	Puyallup
Emerald Ridge High School	10–12	1,599	24.4	—	—	Puyallup
Gov John Rogers High School	9–12	1,788	23.5	—	—	Puyallup
Puyallup High School	10–12	1,815	24.5	—	—	Puyallup
Puyallup Open Doors/PODAlternative	9–12	124	31.0	—	—	Puyallup
PSD Special ServicesSpecial education	Pre-K–12	52	—	—	—	Puyallup
Puyallup Online Academy/POAAlternativeMostly virtual	K–12	199	34.3	29%	25%	Puyallup

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.

Sources

Address: 302 2ND St SE, Puyallup, WA 98372
Phone: (253)841-1301

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.