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Tacoma Public Schools is a public school district in Washington. They
serve 29,700 students across 65
schools, and its teachers have
had 3,382 projects funded on ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½.
65
Schools
29,700
Students
1,602
Teachers
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
43%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Tacoma Public Schools had a total revenue of
$497.0 million
in the 2016-17 school year.
34.4% came from local sources,
57.8% from state sources, and
7.7% from federal sources.
Tacoma Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of
$16,733
per pupil in the 2016-17 school year.
34.4% came from local sources,
57.8% from state sources, and
7.7% from federal sources.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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Tacoma Public Schools
$1.9 million
raised using ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
3,382
projects
funded
705
teachers
funded
8,561
donors
323
projects
for
basic supplies
308
projects for
technology
761
projects for
books
254
projects
for
art supplies
Tacoma Public Schools has received support from
6,050 individuals from Washington and
2,511 individuals out-of-state.