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Puyallup School District

Item: Puyallup School District
Rating: 8
Author: Public School Review

302 2nd St Se
Puyallup, WA 98372-3220

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Top 30%

Tel: (253) 841-1301

Top Rankings

Puyallup School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

37 Schools

1,848 Schools

# Students

22,534 Students

728,286 Students

# Teachers

1,272 Teachers

45,625 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Puyallup School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 300 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 87% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (WA)

#70 out of 306 school districts
(Top 30%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Puyallup School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

(18-19)

53%

50%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Puyallup School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

(18-19)

66%

61%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Puyallup School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

(18-19)

88%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Puyallup School District and public school graduation rate of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.68

# American Indian Students

218 Students

9,755 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

1,415 Students

62,173 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

4,298 Students

183,931 Students

% Hispanic Students

19%

25%

# Black Students

1,314 Students

33,932 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

11,459 Students

360,206 Students

% White Students

51%

50%

# Hawaiian Students

614 Students

9,770 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

3,170 Students

67,249 Students

% of Two or more races Students

14%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

229

11,783

# Students in K Grade:

1,655

76,043

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,563

74,612

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,730

78,521

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,614

79,256

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,642

78,860

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,665

79,997

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,741

80,030

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,886

73,535

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,742

73,807

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,805

5,309

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,734

4,938

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,701

5,057

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,827

6,538

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,898 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,148. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $18,389 is less than the state median of $19,607. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$381 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart display total revenue of Puyallup School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$414 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart display total spending of Puyallup School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$16,898

$19,148

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Puyallup School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$18,389

$19,607

This chart display average spending per public school student in Puyallup School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 37 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 22,534 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 49%
: 88% (Btm 50% in WA)
: Top 30%
: 53% (Top 30%)
: 66% (Top 30%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education