North Thurston Public Schools

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North Thurston Public Schools
“Committed to Excellence: Providing every student the academic and life skills necessary to succeed in a diverse world."
Budget $112,817,500
Established 1953
Grades PK - 12
Superintendent Dr. James E. Koval
Teachers 856
Students 13,500
Location 305 College Street, Lacey, WA, 98516-5390
United States of America
Website www.nthurston.k12.wa.us

North Thurston Public Schools, District No. 3 (NTPS) is a school district, providing educational services for Lacey and parts of unincorporated Thurston County, Washington, including students from the Nisqually Tribe Reservation. It is the 22nd largest school district in the state of Washington.

It is the largest school district in the county with 19 schools, more than 13,000 students and 1,600 employees as of 2006. Enrollment is forecast to increase to 20,000 students by 2021.

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[edit] Location

NTPS covers 74 square miles (191.7 km²) of land ([map]) in northeastern Thurston county.

[edit] Schools

[edit] High Schools

[edit] Middle schools

[edit] Elementary schools

[edit] Closed Schools

  • New Century High School - An experimental school that ran on an evening/nighttime schedule.
  • Puget Sound High School - An alternative school that combined with New Century to form South Sound High School.

[edit] Student Demographics

2007 Student Diversity[1]
Ethnicity Percent
African American 9%
Hispanic 10%
White 61%
Native American 4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 13%
other 3%

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