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Peninsula School District, Washington

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Peninsula School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 9,069 (2023-2024)
Schools: 17 (2023-2024)
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Peninsula School District is a school district in Washington (Pierce County). During the 2024 school year, 9,069 students attended one of the district's 17 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 Peninsula 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
Lori Glover20192027
Chuck West20192027
Natalie Wimberley20192027
Jennifer Butler20212025
David Olson20132025

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: $14,867,000 $1,695 8%
Local: $43,125,000 $4,918 24%
State: $123,154,000 $14,044 68%
Total: $181,146,000 $20,658
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $215,588,000 $24,585
Total Current Expenditures: $149,297,000 $17,025
Instructional Expenditures: $83,695,000 $9,544 39%
Student and Staff Support: $24,618,000 $2,807 11%
Administration: $17,788,000 $2,028 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,196,000 $2,645 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $50,602,000 $5,770
Construction: $45,584,000 $5,198
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $482,000 $54
Interest on Debt: $7,423,000 $846


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 (%)
2018-2019 61 65-69 30-39 49 <50 61 62
2017-2018 60 70-74 30-39 48 40-59 57 62
2016-2017 61 65-69 30-39 45 <50 64 62
2015-2016 59 55-59 <=20 47 40-59 56 61
2014-2015 55 50-54 21-39 40-44 60-79 51 57
2013-2014 87 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS 85-89 88
2012-2013 75 75-79 40-49 61 60-79 75 76
2011-2012 73 80-84 60-79 55-59 60-79 73 74
2010-2011 72 80-84 60-69 55-59 60-79 70 73

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 72 70-74 50-59 60 >=50 74 73
2017-2018 73 75-79 40-49 60 60-79 72 75
2016-2017 73 75-79 60-69 59 60-79 69 75
2015-2016 73 75-79 40-59 61 60-79 68 74
2014-2015 64 55-59 21-39 45-49 21-39 64 65
2013-2014 89 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS 80-84 91
2012-2013 82 80-84 50-59 76 >=80 86 83
2011-2012 80 80-84 60-79 70-74 >=80 77 81
2010-2011 79 80-84 60-69 70-74 60-79 76 80

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 88 >=50 PS 80-89 PS 80-84 89
2018-2019 85 >=80 >=50 70-74 PS 85-89 87
2017-2018 89 >=80 >=50 80-89 PS 85-89 89
2016-2017 87 >=80 PS 70-79 PS 80-89 87
2015-2016 86 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS 75-79 89
2014-2015 85 >=80 PS 70-79 PS 80-84 86
2013-2014 81 60-79 >=50 70-79 PS 70-74 83
2012-2013 80 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 70-79 80
2011-2012 79 >=80 >=50 <50 >=50 40-59 80
2010-2011 80 >=80 >=50 60-79 60-79 80-84 81


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 9,069 1.1
2022-2023 8,969 2.2
2021-2022 8,769 1.9
2020-2021 8,603 -10.9
2019-2020 9,545 1.5
2018-2019 9,402 2.5
2017-2018 9,171 1.5
2016-2017 9,035 1.2
2015-2016 8,924 -0.5
2014-2015 8,968 -1.4
2013-2014 9,096 -1.0
2012-2013 9,187 0.0
2011-2012 9,187 -0.8
2010-2011 9,260 -1.1
2009-2010 9,365 -0.8
2008-2009 9,443 -0.8
2007-2008 9,516 0.8
2006-2007 9,439 -2.0
2005-2006 9,630 -1.1
2004-2005 9,733 0.1
2003-2004 9,726 1.3
2002-2003 9,595 0.3
2001-2002 9,569 -1.2
2000-2001 9,683 0.6
1999-2000 9,623 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Peninsula School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 8.9
Black 0.7 4.8
Hispanic 10.5 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.5
Two or More Races 10.6 8.9
White 75.4 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, Peninsula School District had 491.28 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 46.04
Elementary: 231.48
Secondary: 205.76
Total: 491.28

Peninsula School District employed 12.45 district administrators and 25.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.45
District Administrative Support: 22.41
School Administrators: 25.00
School Administrative Support: 38.75
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 93.79
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 28.92
Total Guidance Counselors: 29.93
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.19
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 16.74
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 50.50
Other Support Services: 153.56


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 Peninsula School District operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Artondale Elementary School391PK-5
Discovery Elementary School358KG-5
Evergreen Elementary330PK-5
Gig Harbor High1,4399-12
Goodman Middle School4806-8
Harbor Heights Elementary School420PK-5
Harbor Ridge Middle School5976-8
Henderson Bay Alt High School1229-12
Key Peninsula Middle School4626-8
Kopachuck Middle School4796-8
Minter Creek Elementary288KG-5
Peninsula High School1,3959-12
Pioneer Elementary School494KG-5
Purdy Elementary School509PK-5
Swift Water Elementary514KG-5
Vaughn Elementary School323PK-5
Voyager Elementary468KG-5

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    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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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