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Maple Valley, Washington - 10 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Tahoma School District #226 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,733 per pupil, Tahoma School District ranks #233 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,112
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$15,733
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tahoma School District operates 10 public schools serving 9,112 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in King County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,733 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.0% local, 68.3% state, and 4.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 22/100, ranked #226 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 559.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.3% White, 16.3% Asian, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rock Creek Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is Tahoma Senior High School, enrolling 2,919 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tahoma Open Doors, at 40 students, a 73x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tahoma Senior High School accounts for 31.5% of all Tahoma School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tahoma School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Tahoma School District school enrollment varies 73× across entities
Tahoma School District school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 2,919 students (highest), a spread of 2,879 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tahoma School District student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Tahoma School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Tahoma School District has 10 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 9,112 students.
How much does Tahoma School District spend per student?
Tahoma School District spends $15,733 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #226 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Tahoma School District?
Tahoma School District students are 57.3% White, 16.3% Asian, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tahoma School District?
Tahoma School District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #226 out of 238 districts in Washington.