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Federal Way School District

Item: Federal Way School District
Rating: 2
Author: Public School Review

33330 8th Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003-5433

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (253) 945-2000

www.fwps.org

Top Rankings

Federal Way School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

46 Schools

764 Schools

# Students

21,606 Students

272,508 Students

# Teachers

1,184 Teachers

17,378 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Federal Way School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 307 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 80% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WA)

#249 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Federal Way School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

23%

40%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Federal Way School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

38%

53%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Federal Way School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

32%

49%

84%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Federal Way School District and public school graduation rate of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.80

0.70

# American Indian Students

106 Students

2,824 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

2,825 Students

24,779 Students

% Asian Students

13%

# Hispanic Students

7,215 Students

69,984 Students

% Hispanic Students

33%

26%

# Black Students

3,359 Students

16,000 Students

% Black Students

16%

# White Students

4,316 Students

126,583 Students

% White Students

20%

46%

# Hawaiian Students

1,347 Students

5,046 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

2,385 Students

26,774 Students

% of Two or more races Students

11%

10%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

715

21,595

# Students in K Grade:

1,592

43,099

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,594

42,385

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,460

39,780

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,533

39,728

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,593

39,670

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,543

37,415

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,560

5,001

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,521

1,021

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,629

1,070

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,707

335

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,743

374

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,681

348

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,735

687

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $20,292 is higher than the state median of $18,857. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $24,732 is higher than the state median of $19,309. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$438 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Federal Way School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$534 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart displays total spending of Federal Way School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$20,292

$18,857

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Federal Way School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$24,732

$19,309

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Federal Way School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 46 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 21,606 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 80%
: 84% (Top 50% in WA)
: Bottom 50%
: 23% (Btm 50%)
: 38% (Btm 50%)
: 32% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education