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Tahoma School District

Maple Valley, Washington · Public school district · #38 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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9,234

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,451

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Tahoma School District is a public school district based in Maple Valley, Washington, serving 9,234 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 923 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,451 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.8 students per teacher.

How Tahoma compares

TahomaWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,451

Washington median $14,904 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,348

Washington median $8,883 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school923

Washington median 435 · 112% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.8

Washington median 18.3 · 8% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor369

Washington median 368 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$155.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 77%Local 21%

Measure	Tahoma	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,451	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,348	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$145.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$155.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	466	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	946	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.8	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	369	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
Shoreline School DistrictShoreline	9,717	18	$15,474	20.2	#35
Olympia School DistrictOlympia	9,386	20	$14,990	17.8	#36
South Kitsap School DistrictPort Orchard	9,326	17	$15,856	16.6	#37
Tahoma School DistrictMaple Valley · this district	9,234	10	$14,451	19.8	#38
Peninsula School DistrictGig Harbor	9,015	17	$16,136	18.8	#39

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Springfield School District 19Springfield, OR	9,250	$13,184	18.2
Scranton School DistrictScranton, PA	9,237	$13,084	13.0
RoswellRoswell, NM	9,230	$11,661	12.4
L'Anse Creuse Public SchoolsClinton Township, MI	9,215	$11,688	16.6

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-tahoma-school-district