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School districts in Pierce County, WA
Pierce County has 15 regular public school districts, enrolling 136,115 students in 2024–25. The largest is Tacoma School District (28,847 students, 21% of the county), followed by Puyallup School District and Bethel School District. All 15 offer kindergarten. Washington's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by August 31.
The 15 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma School District 601 S 8TH, TACOMA | Pre-K–12 | 69 | 28,847 | 2,449 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (253) 571-1000 |
| Puyallup School District 302 2ND ST SE, PUYALLUP | Pre-K–12 | 36 | 23,026 | 1,462 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (253) 841-1301 |
| Bethel School District 516 176th St E, Spanaway | Pre-K–12 | 34 | 21,450 | 1,458 | (253) 800-2000 |
| Clover Park School District 10903 GRAVELLY LAKE DR SW, LAKEWOOD | Pre-K–12 | 29 | 12,345 | 1,070 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (253) 583-5190 |
| Sumner-Bonney Lake School District 1202 WOOD AVE, SUMNER | Pre-K–12 | 15 | 10,743 | 697 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (253) 891-6000 |
| Peninsula School District 14015 62ND AVE NW, GIG HARBOR | Pre-K–12 | 17 | 9,015 | 661 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (253) 530-1002 |
| Franklin Pierce School District 315 129TH ST S, TACOMA | Pre-K–12 | 14 | 7,187 | 474 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (253) 298-3000 |
| University Place School District 3717 GRANDVIEW DR W, UNIVERSITY PLACE | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 5,635 | 370 | (253) 566-5600 |
| White River School District 240 N A ST, BUCKLEY | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 4,475 | 320 | (360) 829-0600 |
| Fife School District 1720 Oak St, Milton also serves King County | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 3,983 | 292 | (253) 517-1000 |
| Steilacoom Hist. School District 511 CHAMBERS ST, STEILACOOM | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,005 | 178 | (253) 983-2200 |
| Orting School District 121 Whitesell St NE, ORTING | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,809 | 177 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (360) 893-6500 |
| Eatonville School District 200 LYNCH ST W, EATONVILLE also serves Lewis County | K–12 | 7 | 1,995 | 160 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (360) 879-1000 |
| Dieringer School District 1320 178TH AVE E, Lake Tapps | Pre-K–8 | 3 | 1,424 | 137 | (253) 862-2537 |
| Carbonado School District 301 O'FERREL DR, CARBONADO | K–8 | 1 | 176 | 18 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (360) 829-0121 |
Pierce County at a glance
Together the 15 districts run 260 schools from offices in 14 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Carbonado School District, with 176 students; the median Pierce County district has 5,635. By grade span: 12 Pre-K–12, 1 K–12, 1 K–8 and 1 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 15 districts that report a K grade: 9,923 children. The biggest kindergarten was Tacoma School District's, with 2,449; Puyallup School District had 1,462, and the smallest, Carbonado School District, had 18.
Pierce County holds 15 of Washington's 298 regular districts (5.0%) and 13% of its 1,087,695 public school students, ranking 2nd of 39 counties by number of districts and 2nd by enrollment. By size, 8 enroll 5,000 or more, 6 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 1 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 524 students.
2 districts reach past the county line: Fife School District (into King County) and Eatonville School District (into Lewis County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 2 of Pierce County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 9 of the 15 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Bethel School District · University Place School District · White River School District · Fife School District · Steilacoom Hist. School District · Dieringer School District
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