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Spanaway, WA
Public School Ratings




Spanaway Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Bethel School District details

Bethel School District
516 176th St E
Spanaway, WA 98387

21,539 Students enrolled in District

39 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Bethel School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.3% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
49%
50%
36%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Acceleration Academy School
16218 Pacific Ave
Spanaway, WA, 98387
09-12
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center School
214 167th St. S
Spanaway, WA, 98387
PK-KG
Bethel Elementary Learning Academy School
16117 Canyon Road East
Puyallup, WA, 98375
KG-05
Bethel High School
22215 38th Avenue East
Spanaway, WA, 98387
09-12
Bethel Middle School
22201 38th Avenue East
Spanaway, WA, 98387
06-08
Bethel Virtual Academy School
7319 Eustis Hunt Rd
Spanaway, WA, 98387
KG-12
Camas Prairie Elementary School
320 176th Street East
Spanaway, WA, 98387
KG-05
Cedarcrest Middle School
191201 13th Avenue Crt. E.
Spanaway, WA, 98387
06-08
Centennial Elementary School
24353 Mathias Rd E
Graham, WA, 98338
KG-05
Challenger High School
18117 A Street South
Spanaway, WA, 98387
07-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.3% 53.3%
Black 10.4% 5.4%
Hispanic 27.1% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.4% 10.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 7.9% 3.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.5% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 54.5% 49.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,158 $175,718,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,206 $25,979,000 6.6%
Staff $1,105 $23,799,000 6.1%
General Administration $71 $1,524,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,030 $22,190,000 5.7%
Operation $1,200 $25,850,000 6.6%
Transportation $763 $16,428,000 4.2%
Other $595 $12,813,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,970 $128,583,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,035 $86,914,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $18,163 $391,215,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,824 $10,764,786,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $1,520,446,000 6.7%
Staff $1,197 $1,311,743,000 5.8%
General Administration $173 $189,960,000 0.8%
School Administration $990 $1,085,309,000 4.8%
Operation $1,353 $1,482,398,000 6.5%
Transportation $630 $690,492,000 3.0%
Other $808 $884,903,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,539 $7,165,251,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,398 $4,818,542,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $20,761 $22,748,579,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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