Sunnyside School District vs Tacoma School District

How do these districts compare?

Metric Sunnyside School District Tacoma School District
Location SUNNYSIDE, Washington TACOMA, Washington
Total Enrollment 6,369 28,311
Number of Schools 9 66
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.8:1 17.2:1

Spending

Metric Sunnyside School District Tacoma School District
Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,380 $23,190
Federal Revenue 20.7% 12.8%
State Revenue 74.3% 57.0%
Local Revenue 5.0% 30.2%
Sunnyside School District
Federal State Local
Tacoma School District
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Sunnyside School District Tacoma School District
White 4.7% 34.5%
African American 0.2% 13.4%
Hispanic or Latino 94.2% 22.6%
Asian 0.2% 7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.9%
Multiracial 0.5% 17.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 75.5% 48.4%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Sunnyside School District Tacoma School District
AP Courses Offered 3 84
Schools with AP 1 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 278.7:1 328.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 18.3% 57.2%

School Types

Sunnyside School District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Tacoma School District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.