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Franklin Pierce School District

Tacoma, Washington · Public school district · #42 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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7,187

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,179

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Washington median

16.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Franklin Pierce School District is a public school district based in Tacoma, Washington, serving 7,187 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #42 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 513 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $16,179 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Washington median. It has roughly 16.2 students per teacher.

How Franklin Pierce compares

Franklin PierceWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,179

Washington median $14,904 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,258

Washington median $8,883 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school513

Washington median 435 · 18% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.2

Washington median 18.3 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor232

Washington median 368 · 37% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$139.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 71%Local 19%

Measure	Franklin Pierce	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,179	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,258	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$176.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$139.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	444	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	935	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.2	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	232	368	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Washington median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Washington

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Camas School DistrictCamas	7,239	15	$13,796	19.0	#41
Franklin Pierce School DistrictTacoma · this district	7,187	14	$16,179	16.2	#42
Snoqualmie Valley School DistrictSnoqualmie	7,145	13	$14,901	18.4	#43
Wenatchee School DistrictWenatchee	7,073	18	$15,708	17.7	#44
Longview School DistrictLongview	6,382	17	$14,628	17.8	#45

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Phenix CityPhenix City, AL	7,198	$10,071	17.0
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo, MS	7,192	$10,586	13.0
Clark-Pleasant Community School CorporationWhiteland, IN	7,179	$9,086	16.2
Talladega CountyTalladega, AL	7,178	$11,001	18.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wa-franklin-pierce-school-district