Bethel School District
Public school district based in Spanaway, Washington. NCES district ID 5300480; state ID WA-27403.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
36
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
21,450
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,138.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.8
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 487 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,458 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,466 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,601 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,606 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,559 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,628 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,580 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,527 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,581 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,555 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,617 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,719 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,066 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% | |
| Asian | 4.6% | |
| Black or African American | 8.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6.0% | |
| Two or more races | 17.5% | |
| White | 39.6% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.4% | |
| Male | 51.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 34, Rural 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Kapowsin High School Graham | 9–12 | Regular | 2,087 | 86.3 | 24.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway | 9–12 | Regular | 1,787 | 78.5 | 22.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Bethel High School Spanaway | 9–12 | Regular | 1,688 | 78.3 | 21.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Liberty Middle School Spanaway | 6–8 | Regular | 857 | 40.6 | 21.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Spanaway Middle School Tacoma | 6–8 | Regular | 766 | 34.0 | 22.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway | 6–8 | Regular | 765 | 35.1 | 21.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Chester H Thompson Elementary Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 688 | 41.4 | 16.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Bethel Middle School Spanaway | 6–8 | Regular | 661 | 31.7 | 20.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Frontier Middle School Graham | 6–8 | Regular | 620 | 29.8 | 20.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Clover Creek Elementary Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 617 | 38.8 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Shining Mountain Elementary Spanaway | K–5 | Regular | 613 | 37.7 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham | 6–8 | Regular | 605 | 29.2 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Tacoma | K–5 | Regular | 592 | 34.0 | 17.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Elk Plain School of Choice Spanaway | K–8 | Regular | 574 | 33.7 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Centennial Elementary Graham | K–5 | Regular | 540 | 36.1 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Evergreen Elementary Spanaway | K–5 | Regular | 530 | 36.1 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Expedition Elementary Puyallup | K–5 | Regular | 530 | 31.3 | 16.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Camas Prairie Elementary Spanaway | K–5 | Regular | 529 | 39.1 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Frederickson Elementary Puyallup | K–5 | Regular | 527 | 35.1 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Pioneer Valley Elementary Spanaway | K–5 | Regular | 524 | 33.8 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Naches Trail Elementary Tacoma | PK–5 | Regular | 519 | 31.6 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Nelson Elementary School Graham | PK–5 | Regular | 497 | 33.2 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Bethel Virtual Academy Spanaway | K–12 | Alternative | 482 | 23.6 | 20.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Acceleration Academy Spanaway | 9–12 | Alternative | 450 | 8.0 | 56.3 | Suburb: Large |
| North Star Elementary Graham | K–5 | Regular | 446 | 30.7 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary Graham | K–5 | Regular | 430 | 28.1 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Graham Elementary Graham | K–5 | Regular | 428 | 28.1 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Spanaway Elementary Spanaway | K–5 | Regular | 371 | 25.9 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Pierce County Skills Center Puyallup | 8–12 | Career and Technical | 355 | 15.0 | 23.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Kapowsin Elementary Graham | K–5 | Regular | 321 | 20.2 | 15.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Challenger High School Spanaway | 7–12 | Alternative | 318 | 20.0 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Roy Elementary Roy | PK–5 | Regular | 285 | 22.3 | 12.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Thompson Preschool Tacoma | PK–K | Regular | 227 | 4.0 | 56.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Bethel Hope Early Learning Center Spanaway | PK–K | Regular | 163 | 7.0 | 23.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Transition 18-21 Program Spanaway | 12 | Special Education | 58 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Bethel Elementary Learning Academy Puyallup | K–5 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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