Tacoma Public Schools
Tacoma Public Schools is the main school district for Tacoma, Washington, USA.
District facts
| Square miles |
55 |
| Students enrolled K-12 (Oct. 1, 2003) |
32,258 |
| Elementary schools, grades K-5 |
36 |
| Middle schools, grades 6-8 |
10 |
| High schools, grades 9-12 |
9 |
| Alternative learning centers |
2 |
| 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 |
0.4% |
| 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
- Kurt Miller, President, Term expires: November, 2009
- Connie Rickman, Vice President, Term expires: November, 2009
- Kim Golding, Term expires: November, 2011
- Jim Dugan, Term expires: November, 2011
- Debbie Winskill, Term expires: December, 2007
Superintendent
Charles D. Milligan left the Tacoma School District, he announced his resignation on June 21, 2007. From negotiations settled on June 29's school board meeting, he remained employed until August 1, 2007. Rickman noted the district would be look into getting an interim superintendent while a search for a new one is conducted. Dr. Art Jarvis was subsequently named interim superintendent.
List of schools
Elementary schools
- Arlington Elementary School
- Birney Elementary School
- Blix Elementary School
- Boze Elementary School
- Browns Point Elementary School
- Bryant Montessori School
- Crescent Heights Elementary School
- DeLong Elementary School
- Downing Elementary School
- Edison Elementary School
- Fawcett Elementary School
- Fern Hill Elementary School
- Franklin Elementary School
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- 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
- Northeast Tacoma Elementary School
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- Point Defiance Elementary School
- Reed Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Sheridan Elementary School
- Sherman Elementary School
- Skyline Elementary School
- Stafford Elementary School
- Stanley Elementary School
- Wainwright Elementary School
- Washington/Hoyt Elementary School
- Whitman Elementary School
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Middle schools
High schools
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
| High School |
Type |
Established |
Enrollment[1] |
Mascot |
WIAA Classification |
Notes |
| Henry Foss |
comprehensive |
1973 |
1,298 |
Falcolns |
3A |
Located in Central Tacoma |
| Abraham Lincoln |
comprehensive |
1913 |
1,618 |
Abes |
4A |
Located in East Tacoma |
| Mount Tahoma |
comprehensive |
1961 |
1,865 |
Thunderbirds |
4A |
Located in South Tacoma |
| Oakland Alternative |
alternative |
1988 |
106 |
Eagles |
N/A |
Located in Central Tacoma |
| Tacoma School of the Arts |
magnet |
2001 |
500 |
N/A |
N/A |
Located in downtown Tacoma |
| Tacoma Science and Math Institute |
magnet |
2009 |
140* |
N/A |
N/A |
*School is in a state of expansion, should eventually house around 500 students. Located in Point Defiance Park. |
| Stadium |
comprehensive |
1906* |
1,990 |
Tigers |
4A |
*1906 as Tacoma High School, 1913 as Stadium. Located in North/Downtown Tacoma. |
| Woodrow Wilson |
comprehensive |
1958 |
1,296 |
Rams |
3A |
Located in North/West Tacoma. |
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