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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 7,296 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Franklin Pierce School District is a school district in Washington (Pierce County). During the 2024 school year, 7,296 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

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

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School board

The Franklin Pierce School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Angenette Pickett Call2029
Sharon Gold20252029
Mark Baumgarten2027
Alex Davis2027
Jeff Wolff2027

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $19,419,000 $2,574 14%
Local: $31,732,000 $4,206 22%
State: $93,094,000 $12,340 64%
Total: $144,245,000 $19,120
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $159,000,000 $21,076
Total Current Expenditures: $130,878,000 $17,348
Instructional Expenditures: $72,722,000 $9,639 46%
Student and Staff Support: $21,292,000 $2,822 13%
Administration: $15,464,000 $2,049 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,400,000 $2,836 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $17,774,000 $2,356
Construction: $14,694,000 $1,947
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $710,000 $94
Interest on Debt: $5,883,000 $779


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."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 23 25 13 17 20-29 27 32
2018-2019 35 42 18 27 40-49 34 44
2017-2018 35 42 18 27 30-39 36 43
2016-2017 38 44 19 33 20-29 40 45
2015-2016 38 46 20 32 21-39 38 46
2014-2015 38 44 22 32 <=20 37 46
2013-2014 56 70-74 35-39 50 40-59 45-49 62
2012-2013 59 64 45 55 40-59 55 65
2011-2012 59 63 43 51 40-59 57 66
2010-2011 50 55 36 41 21-39 46 59

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 (%)
2021-2022 37 39 27 30 30-39 43 46
2018-2019 51 56 38 45 50-59 51 58
2017-2018 49 52 37 43 40-49 52 55
2016-2017 53 56 38 47 50-59 56 60
2015-2016 53 61 40 46 40-49 52 59
2014-2015 47 54 34 40 21-39 46 53
2013-2014 67 70-74 50-54 61 60-79 65-69 72
2012-2013 70 71 58 65 60-79 69 76
2011-2012 69 68 60 63 40-59 68 75
2010-2011 68 66 63 62 40-59 69 74

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 (%)
2021-2022 85 90-94 80-89 80-84 PS >=90 80-84
2019-2020 90 90-94 80-89 85-89 >=50 90-94 90-94
2018-2019 89 90-94 80-89 85-89 PS 80-89 90-94
2017-2018 95 >=95 90-94 90-94 PS >=95 >=95
2016-2017 83 80-84 80-84 85-89 >=50 75-79 80-84
2015-2016 85 85-89 90-94 90-94 PS 80-89 80-84
2014-2015 83 85-89 70-79 75-79 >=50 80-89 85-89
2013-2014 79 80-84 80-84 70-74 PS 70-79 80-84
2012-2013 79 80-89 80-84 70-74 >=50 50-59 80-84
2011-2012 71 65-69 80-84 50-54 PS 70-79 74
2010-2011 70 75-79 65-69 65-69 <50 60-79 70-74


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,296 -1.8
2022-2023 7,425 -1.6
2021-2022 7,544 -0.7
2020-2021 7,595 -6.5
2019-2020 8,090 -0.1
2018-2019 8,095 2.8
2017-2018 7,867 0.6
2016-2017 7,820 1.1
2015-2016 7,737 1.1
2014-2015 7,652 1.4
2013-2014 7,544 0.3
2012-2013 7,522 0.6
2011-2012 7,477 0.0
2010-2011 7,474 -0.9
2009-2010 7,545 -3.4
2008-2009 7,801 1.9
2007-2008 7,653 0.1
2006-2007 7,646 0.6
2005-2006 7,600 -3.4
2004-2005 7,862 0.2
2003-2004 7,843 1.1
2002-2003 7,758 -1.9
2001-2002 7,905 5.2
2000-2001 7,491 1.2
1999-2000 7,399 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Franklin Pierce School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.5 8.9
Black 11.1 4.8
Hispanic 33.0 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6.6 1.5
Two or More Races 15.0 8.9
White 26.9 48.3

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Franklin Pierce School District had 471.77 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.47.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 34.71
Elementary: 222.99
Secondary: 207.07
Total: 471.77

Franklin Pierce School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 31.81 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 23.75
School Administrators: 31.81
School Administrative Support: 40.83
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 122.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 44.37
Total Guidance Counselors: 31.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.81
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 18.07
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 28.70
Other Support Services: 168.40


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Franklin Pierce School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brookdale Elementary487PK-5
Central Avenue Elementary345KG-5
Christensen Elementary346PK-5
Collins Elementary488PK-5
Early Learning Center242PK-PK
Elmhurst Elementary School327KG-5
Franklin Pierce High School1,1389-12
Gates Secondary School988-12
Harvard Elementary421KG-5
James Sales Elementary377KG-5
Learning Support0PK-PK
Midland Elementary412KG-5
Morris Ford Middle School8206-8
Perry G Keithley Middle School7716-8
Washington High School1,0249-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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