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Tacoma Public Schools

Tacoma Public Schools is the main school district for Tacoma, Washington, USA.


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District facts

  • Square miles .........................................................................56
  • Students enrolled K-12 (Oct. 1, 2003) .................... 32,258
  • Elementary schools, grades K-5 ......................................36
  • Middle schools, grades 6-8 ................................................11
  • High schools, grades 9-12 ................................................... 7
  • Alternative learning centers ................................................ 8
  • Staff members, full- and part-time ............................ 5,068
  • Average monthly payroll ...................................$15,036,000

2004-2005 Budget

Revenue sources:

  • State ..................................................................... 62.7%
  • Local .................................................................... 21.1%
  • Federal ................................................................. 13.4%
  • Local non-taxes .................................................... 2.4%
  • Other ....................................................................... .4%
  • Total revenues budgeted .................................. $276,027,388

Expenditures

  • Teaching activities ............................................60.4%
  • Other support activities ..................................... 16.8%
  • Teaching support................................................ 9.3%
  • Central administration ....................................... 7.4%
  • Principals’ offices.................................................. 6.1%
  • Total expenditures budgeted ........................... $280,016,299

School board

  • Debbie Winskill

President

Term expires: December, 2007

  • Kurt Miller

Vice President

Term expires: November, 2009

  • Connie Rickman

Term expires: November, 2009

  • Gene Matsusaka

Term expires: November, 2005

  • Willie Stewart

Term expires: November, 2005

Superintendent

James F. Shoemake, Ed.D.

List of schools

Elementary schools

  • Arlington Elementary School
  • Birney Elementary School
  • Blix Elementary School
  • Boze Elementary School
  • Browns Point Elementary School
  • Bryant Elementary School
  • Crescent Heights Elementary School
  • DeLong Elementary School
  • Downing Elementary School
  • Edison Elementary School
  • Fawcett Elementary School
  • Fern Hill Elementary School
  • Franklin Elementary School
  • Geiger Elementary School
  • Grant Elementary School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Larchmont Elementary School
  • Lister Elementary School
  • Lowell Elementary School
  • Lyon Elementary School
  • Manitou Park Elementary School
  • Mann Elementary School
  • McCarver Elementary School
  • McCarver Primary
  • McKinley Elementary School
  • Northeast Tacoma Elementary School
  • Point Defiance Elementary School
  • Reed Elementary School
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Sheridan Elementary School
  • Sherman Elementary School
  • Skyline Elementary School
  • Stanley Elementary School
  • Wainwright Elementary School
  • Washington/Hoyt Elementary School
  • Whitman Elementary School
  • Whittier Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Baker Middle School
  • Gault Middle School
  • Giaudrone Middle School
  • Gray Middle School
  • Hunt Middle School
  • Jason Lee Middle School
  • Mason Middle School
  • McIlvaigh Middle School
  • Meeker Middle School
  • Stewart Middle School
  • Truman Middle School

High schools

  • Foss High School
  • Lincoln High School
  • Mount Tahoma High School
  • Oakland Alternative High School
  • School of the Arts
  • Stadium High School
  • Wilson High School

External links

Last updated: 10-18-2005 09:50:16
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