Fife Public Schools, Washington

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Fife Public Schools
District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 3,893 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Fife Public Schools is a school district in Washington (King and Pierce counties). During the 2023 school year, 3,893 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Fife Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Chelsea Bjorkman
Melissa Hale
Iesha Kidd
Cheryl Reid-Simons
Kimberly Palmer Yee

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$4,523,000	$1,197	6%
Local:	$24,991,000	$6,613	30%
State:	$52,449,000	$13,879	64%
Total:	$81,963,000	$21,689

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$124,346,000	$32,904
Total Current Expenditures:	$56,895,000	$15,055
Instructional Expenditures:	$33,481,000	$8,859	27%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,325,000	$2,202	7%
Administration:	$7,068,000	$1,870	6%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$8,021,000	$2,122	6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$60,318,000	$15,961
Construction:	$58,957,000	$15,601
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$3,000	$0
Interest on Debt:	$6,525,000	$1,726

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	44	35-39	25-29	31	<50	40-44	54
2017-2018	48	45-49	30-34	32	21-39	45-49	57
2016-2017	46	40-44	25-29	36	<50	40-44	54
2015-2016	47	40-44	40-44	31	21-39	45-49	55
2014-2015	44	45-49	25-29	30	<50	40-44	51
2013-2014	58	55-59	40-49	40-44	>=50	55-59	65
2012-2013	57	50-54	40-44	39	40-59	60-64	64
2011-2012	51	50-54	30-39	33	21-39	55-59	56
2010-2011	51	55-59	30-39	31	21-39	50-54	57

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	57	50-54	45-49	47	<50	60-64	65
2017-2018	58	55-59	50-54	44	21-39	55-59	66
2016-2017	57	50-54	40-44	46	>=50	45-49	66
2015-2016	60	55-59	55-59	44	60-79	55-59	68
2014-2015	58	50-54	40-44	40	<50	60-64	67
2013-2014	71	65-69	70-79	50-54	>=50	75-79	76
2012-2013	71	60-64	60-64	57	40-59	70-74	77
2011-2012	65	60-64	50-59	45	40-59	65-69	73
2010-2011	67	65-69	45-49	45	40-59	75-79	73

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	93	80-89	>=50	>=90	PS	>=90	>=95
2018-2019	94	>=90	>=50	>=90	PS	>=80	>=95
2017-2018	>=95	>=90	>=50	>=90	PS	>=90	>=95
2016-2017	88	>=80	>=50	80-89	PS	>=80	90-94
2015-2016	86	>=80	>=50	80-89	PS	>=90	85-89
2014-2015	75-79	60-79	>=50	80-89	PS	60-79	75-79
2013-2014	84	60-79	>=50	>=90		>=80	80-84
2012-2013	78	60-79	>=50	70-79		40-59	80-84
2011-2012	79	60-79	>=50	70-79	PS	70-79	80-84
2010-2011	75	70-79	>=50	60-79	>=50	>=50	75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	3,893	2.6
2021-2022	3,792	0.3
2020-2021	3,779	-3.4
2019-2020	3,907	1.6
2018-2019	3,844	0.1
2017-2018	3,839	3.2
2016-2017	3,716	0.6
2015-2016	3,692	1.1
2014-2015	3,651	1.9
2013-2014	3,582	0.1
2012-2013	3,578	0.5
2011-2012	3,560	1.7
2010-2011	3,499	-1.4
2009-2010	3,548	-0.2
2008-2009	3,554	1.6
2007-2008	3,496	4.4
2006-2007	3,342	1.5
2005-2006	3,292	1.5
2004-2005	3,242	-0.2
2003-2004	3,247	3.4
2002-2003	3,137	-1.0
2001-2002	3,168	7.0
2000-2001	2,945	4.2
1999-2000	2,821	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Fife Public Schools (%)	Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.9	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	10.2	8.7
Black	8.8	4.8
Hispanic	23.1	25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	7.8	1.4
Two or More Races	8.6	8.8
White	40.4	49.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Fife Public Schools had 209.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.61.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	3.00
Kindergarten:	18.85
Elementary:	100.25
Secondary:	87.13
Total:	209.23

Fife Public Schools employed 9.25 district administrators and 14.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	9.25
District Administrative Support:	9.24
School Administrators:	14.00
School Administrative Support:	13.77

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	55.49
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	16.03
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	16.69
Other Support Services:	74.06

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Fife Public Schools operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Columbia Junior High School	565	8-9
Discovery Primary School	496	PK-2
Fife Elementary School	838	KG-5
Fife High School	879	10-12
Fife Open Doors	29	10-12
Hedden Elementary School	436	3-5
Surprise Lake Middle School	650	6-7

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