Puyallup School District

Public school district · Pierce County · Washington · NCES district ID 5306960

Puyallup School District spent $16,882 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,250). Its 37 schools enrolled 23,026 students in 2024-25; 68.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,830 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Washington: 83.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Washington's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Puyallup ranks 10.

Current spending per student, largest Washington districts, FY23Seattle Public Schools $21,806; Tacoma $19,679; Kent $19,199; Northshore $18,578; Spokane $18,334; Vancouver $17,999; Evergreen School District (Clark) $17,902; Federal Way $17,898; Lake Washington $17,053; Puyallup $16,882; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k16k18k20k22k24kSeattle Public Schools$21,806Tacoma$19,679Kent$19,199Northshore$18,578Spokane$18,334Vancouver$17,999Evergreen School District (Cla…$17,902Federal Way$17,898Lake Washington$17,053Puyallup$16,882State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, largest Washington districts, FY23Seattle Public Schools $21,806; Tacoma $19,679; Kent $19,199; Northshore $18,578; Spokane $18,334; Vancouver $17,999; Evergreen School District (Clark) $17,902; Federal Way $17,898; Lake Washington $17,053; Puyallup $16,882; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k16k18k20k22k24kSeattle Public Schools$21,806Tacoma$19,679Kent$19,199Northshore$18,578Spokane$18,334Vancouver$17,999Evergreen School District (Clark)$17,902Federal Way$17,898Lake Washington$17,053Puyallup$16,882State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, largest Washington districts, FY23Seattle Public Schools $21,806; Tacoma $19,679; Kent $19,199; Northshore $18,578; Spokane $18,334; Vancouver $17,999; Evergreen School District (Clark) $17,902; Federal Way $17,898; Lake Washington $17,053; Puyallup $16,882; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k18k22k24kSeattle Public Schools$21,806Tacoma$19,679Kent$19,199Northshore$18,578Spokane$18,334Vancouver$17,999Evergreen School District (Clark)$17,902Federal Way$17,898Lake Washington$17,053Puyallup$16,882State median, 1,000+ students $17,250
Current spending per student, largest Washington districts, FY23Seattle Public Schools $21,806; Tacoma $19,679; Kent $19,199; Northshore $18,578; Spokane $18,334; Vancouver $17,999; Evergreen School District (Clark) $17,902; Federal Way $17,898; Lake Washington $17,053; Puyallup $16,882; State median, 1,000+ students $17,250.14k18k22k24kSeattle Public Schools$21,806Tacoma$19,679Kent$19,199Northshore$18,578Spokane$18,334Vancouver$17,999Evergreen School District (Clark)$17,902Federal Way$17,898Lake Washington$17,053Puyallup$16,882State median, 1,000+ students $17,250

Where the money came from

$424,478,000 in revenue: 68.5% state, 25.9% local and 5.6% federal. Total spending including $20,595,000 of capital outlay was $430,695,000, or $18,642 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Puyallup School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $290,690,000; Local $110,025,000; Federal $23,763,000; total $424,478,000.
  • State$290,690,000 68%
  • Local$110,025,000 26%
  • Federal$23,763,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 150 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

23,104 students in 2022-23, 22,905 students in 2023-24, 23,026 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Puyallup School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,104, 2023-24: 22,905, 2024-25: 23,026010k20k30k2022-2323,1042023-2422,9052024-2523,026
Puyallup School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,104, 2023-24: 22,905, 2024-25: 23,026010k20k30k2022-2323,1042023-2422,9052024-2523,026
Puyallup School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,104, 2023-24: 22,905, 2024-25: 23,026010k20k30k2022-2323,1042023-2422,9052024-2523,026
Puyallup School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,104, 2023-24: 22,905, 2024-25: 23,026010k20k30k2022-2323,1042023-2422,9052024-2523,026

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323,1041217.719.0
2023-2422,9051247.418.4
2024-2523,0261221.218.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$124,312,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,381 per student

Puyallup School District booked $124,312,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,225 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $101,459 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 87 in 100 Washington districts with a figure (state median $84,529, 290 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$94,858,00076.3%
Special education$14,435,00011.6%
Vocational$7,940,0006.4%
Other programs$7,079,0005.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,404 in 2018-19, $4,331 in 2019-20, $4,821 in 2020-21, $5,158 in 2021-22, $5,381 in 2022-23.

Puyallup School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,404, 2019-20: $4,331, 2020-21: $4,821, 2021-22: $5,158, 2022-23: $5,38102k4k6k2018-19$4,4042019-20$4,3312020-21$4,8212021-22$5,1582022-23$5,381
Puyallup School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,404, 2019-20: $4,331, 2020-21: $4,821, 2021-22: $5,158, 2022-23: $5,38102k4k6k2018-19$4,4042019-20$4,3312020-21$4,8212021-22$5,1582022-23$5,381
Puyallup School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,404, 2019-20: $4,331, 2020-21: $4,821, 2021-22: $5,158, 2022-23: $5,38102k4k6k2018-19$4,4042019-20$4,3312020-21$4,8212021-22$5,1582022-23$5,381
Puyallup School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,404, 2019-20: $4,331, 2020-21: $4,821, 2021-22: $5,158, 2022-23: $5,38102k4k6k2018-19$4,4042019-20$4,3312020-21$4,8212021-22$5,1582022-23$5,381

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Puyallup School District scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 42% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtWashingtonStudents tested
Reading and language arts56%53.4%11,608
Math42%41%10,006

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 1,763 students in Puyallup School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtWashington
Four-year graduation rate86%83.8%
Students in the class1,76385,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

23 elementary schools, 11,901 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dessie F Evans Elementary91918.035.8%Schoolwide program
G W Edgerton Elementary75316.826.7%Not Title I
Northwood Elementary73216.932.2%Not Title I
Sunrise Elementary72416.743.1%Schoolwide program
Pope Elementary71016.638.3%Schoolwide program
Warren Hunt Elementary68116.134.4%Schoolwide program
Emma L Carson Elementary67617.040.1%Schoolwide program
Shaw Road Elementary61515.828.8%Not Title I
Woodland Elementary60617.738.6%Schoolwide program
Firgrove Elementary59313.956.2%Schoolwide program
Fruitland Elementary56618.121.4%Not Title I
Frank Brouillet Elementary54115.930.7%Not Title I
The other 11 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edward Zeiger Elementary50014.743.6%Schoolwide program
Ridgecrest Elementary45615.638.2%Schoolwide program
Karshner Elementary40514.440.0%Schoolwide program
Maplewood Elementary37116.730.2%Not Title I
Meeker Elementary36615.838.0%Not Title I
Wildwood Elementary36413.147.5%Schoolwide program
Stewart Elementary34314.344.6%Schoolwide program
Waller Road Elementary30613.844.4%Schoolwide program
Spinning Elementary29915.837.5%Schoolwide program
Mt View Elementary27914.931.5%Schoolwide program
Puyallup Parent Partnership Program9632.035.4%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

7 middle schools, 5,428 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ballou Jr High85222.038.3%Targeted program
Doris Stahl Junior High84622.132.6%Targeted program
Glacier View Junior High84321.833.9%Not Title I
Ferrucci Jr High81521.436.8%Targeted program
Kalles Junior High76223.031.4%Not Title I
Aylen Jr High72022.734.7%Targeted program
Edgemont Jr High59021.633.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 high schools, 5,446 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Puyallup High School1,81524.529.8%Targeted program
Gov John Rogers High School1,78823.535.8%Targeted program
Emerald Ridge High School1,59924.433.0%Targeted program
Puyallup Open Doors/POD12431.057.3%Not Title I
E B Walker High School12011.852.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 other schools, 251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Puyallup Online Academy/POA19934.344.7%Not Title I
PSD Special Services52not reported34.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

PSD Special Services

School in Puyallup; open in 2024-25; 52 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Puyallup School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Puyallup School District

  1. Washington districts by spending per studentPuyallup School District ranks 98 of 150 Washington districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,882).#98 of 150
  2. Every school district in WashingtonPuyallup School District is the number 6 by size of 323 Washington districts, with 23,104 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#6 of 323
  3. Kent School DistrictThe next larger Washington district: 25,586 students in fall 2022, $19,199 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,199
  4. Northshore School DistrictThe next smaller Washington district: 22,944 students in fall 2022, $18,578 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,578
  5. Compare Puyallup School District with Kent School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Puyallup High School, its largest high school1,815 students in 2024-25, 24.5 per teacher.1,815
  7. Teacher salary spending across WashingtonPuyallup School District spent $101,459 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,529); spending, not a salary.$101,459
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Puyallup School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Puyallup School District?
    37 schools were open in 2024-25 (23 elementary, 7 middle, 5 high, 2 other), enrolling 23,026 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Puyallup School District spend per student?
    $16,882 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Washington median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,250 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,830 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Puyallup School District's money come from?
    $424,478,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.5% state, 25.9% local and 5.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Puyallup School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,301 of the 25,768 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Puyallup School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $124,312,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,381 per student. Divided by the 1,225 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $101,459 per teacher, more than 87 in 100 Washington districts (state median $84,529). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Puyallup School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Puyallup School District scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 42% in math, against 53.4% in reading and 41% in math across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Puyallup School District?
    86% of the 1,763 students in Puyallup School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across Washington. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Puyallup School District's NCES district ID?
    5306960. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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