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Bethel School District

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Bethel School District is located in west Washington. Bethel School District has 200.85 square miles of land area and 2.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bethel School District population is 103,634. Bethel School District median household income is $65,232 in 2010-2014. Bethel School District median house value is $203,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Bethel School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (182 out of 238, bottom 24%) Elementary/Middle School: (177 out of 274, bottom 35%)* Rank: #215
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	40
Population	103,634 (2010-2014), rank #18
Population Growth	2.64% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	509.41/sq mi, rank #41
Median Household Income:	$65,232 at 2010-2014—0.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #54
Median House Price:	$203,400 at 2010-2014—-14.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #133
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	200.85 sq mi, rank #116
Water Area:	2.59 sq mi (1.27%), rank #163
State:	Washington
County:	Pierce County
City:	Mcchord, Roy, Spanaway, Tacoma, Elk Plain, Frederickson, Graham, Kapowsin, South Hill, Orting, Summit View, South Creek, Clover Creek, Parkland
Zip:	98439, 98438, 98580, 98387, 98433, 98338, 98375, 98374, 98360, 98446, 98445, 98444
Area:	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

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Bethel School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

516 176th St East

Spanaway WA, 98387, Pierce County

Phone: 253-683-6000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	18,234	18,031	17,962	17,779	17,651	18,032	18,006
English Language Learner Students:	270	283	57	276	199	237	218
Total Teachers:	876.87	845.55	842.01	866.92	833.58	887.10	874.90
Prekindergarten:	10.20	12.60	12.10	10.61	6.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	61.46	41.51	36.91	37.95	36.08	28.50	28.90
Elementary:	413.15	410.94	399.08	405.61	390.25	386.10	390.00
Secondary:	382.06	374.06	377.82	383.95	370.85	335.00	334.50
Ungraded:	10.00	6.44	16.10	28.80	30.40	137.50	121.50
Total Other Staff:	862.34	820.59	836.24	886.87	890.85	831.60	860.10
Instructional Aides:	127.22	124.12	129.08	142.25	145.67	141.40	140.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.98	5.20	9.80	17.30	16.96	17.60	24.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	31.81	29.90	30.00	29.84	27.60	26.50	26.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	11.11	9.60	7.00	7.00	7.00	5.90	5.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	20.70	20.30	23.00	22.84	20.60	20.60	21.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	26.00	18.00	16.22	24.60	20.60	21.50	22.70
Library/Media Support:	13.72	11.78	12.51	12.67	12.78	11.00	12.80
District Administrators:	54.37	52.49	52.82	53.52	17.00	15.00	14.80
District Administrative Support:	22.73	24.25	24.75	23.53	21.25	21.50	20.60
School Administrators:	47.91	46.67	42.87	43.74	40.00	45.50	55.80
School Administrative Support:	76.53	73.87	76.00	79.67	76.45	72.70	73.90
Student Support Services:	69.46	43.93	47.05	53.16	44.39	43.50	48.00
Other Support Services:	386.61	390.38	395.14	406.59	468.15	415.40	419.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.79	21.32	21.33	20.51	21.17	20.33	20.58

Schools

Bethel Elementary Learning Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 6	10026 204th St East, Graham WA 98338
Bethel High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	22215 38th Ave East, Spanaway WA 98387
Bethel Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	22201 38th Ave East, Spanaway WA 98387
Bethel Online Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 12	516 176th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Birth To Three	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	516 176th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Camas Prairie Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	320 176th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Cedarcrest Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	191201 13th Ave Crt. East, Spanaway WA 98387
Centennial Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	24323 54th Ave East, Graham WA 98338
Challenger Secondary School	Grade 5 to Grade 12	18020 B St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Chester H Thompson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	303 159th St East, Tacoma WA 98445
Clover Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	16715 36th Ave East, Tacoma WA 98446
Cougar Mountain Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	5108 260th St East, Graham WA 98338
Eceap W	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	516 176th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Elk Plain Head Start	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	22015 22nd Ave East, Spanaway WA 98387
Elk Plain School Of Choice	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	22015 22nd Ave East, Longmire WA 98397
Evergreen Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1311 172nd St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Frederickson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	17418 74th Ave East, Puyallup WA 98375
Frontier Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	22110 108th Ave East, Graham WA 98338
Graham Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	10026 204th St East, Graham WA 98338
Graham Kapowsin High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	22100 108th Ave East, Graham WA 98338
Kapowsin Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	10412 264th St East, Graham WA 98338
Liberty Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	7311 Eustishunt Rd East, Spanaway WA 98387
Naches Trail Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	15305 Waller Rd East, Tacoma WA 98446
Nelson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	22109 108th Ave East, Puyallup WA 98375
North Star Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7719 224th St East, Graham WA 98338
Pierce County Skills Center	Grade 7 to Grade 12	16117 Canyon Rd East, Puyallup WA 98375
Pioneer Valley Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7315 Eustis Hunt Rd, Spanaway WA 98387
Pioneer Valley Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	7315 Eustis Hunt Rd, Spanaway WA 98387
Rocky Ridge Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	6514 260th St East, Graham WA 98338
Roy Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	340 Peterson St, Roy WA 98580
Shining Mountain Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	21615 38th Ave East, Spanaway WA 98387
Shining Mountain Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	21917 38th Ave East, Spanaway WA 98387
Spanaway Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	215 166th St South, Spanaway WA 98387
Spanaway Elementary Eceap	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	215 166th St South, Spanaway WA 98387
Spanaway Elementary Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	215 166th St South, Spanaway WA 98387
Spanaway Lake High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1305 168th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Spanaway Lake High School Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	1305 168th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Spanaway Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	15701 B St East, Tacoma WA 98445
Sped Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	516 176th St East, Spanaway WA 98387
Thompson Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	15616 5th Ave East, Tacoma WA 98445

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	55.9%	64.1%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	79.6%	81.7%
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	50.8%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	55.2%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	70.1%	80.7%
2011	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	58.8%	72.9%
2012	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	58.7%	79.1%
2013	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	81.9%	89.4%
HSPE Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	26.5%	41.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.8%	78.8%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.6%	82.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.1%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	83.5%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	35.9%	44.7%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37.4%	49.7%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.9%	85.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87.6%	86%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	85.2%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	80.5%	84.9%
MSP Test
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59.1%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.4%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.2%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	63.6%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.5%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.0%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	48.3%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.9%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.1%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.2%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.7%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.2%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.0%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.4%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.5%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.2%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.2%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.0%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.4%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.1%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50.9%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.9%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.2%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	71.4%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46.2%	55.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.1%	56.9%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	59.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.6%	63.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	63.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.8%	56.4%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	71.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68.7%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	70.2%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	71%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	71.0%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.9%	51.5%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.5%	50.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.3%	55.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.1%	53.2%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.4%	69.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	68.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63%	67.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	66.2%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.7%	54.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.3%	61.5%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	66.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.0%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	31.6%	43.9%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	39.9%	47.5%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	39.1%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	36%	50.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	34.9%	49.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30.3%	45.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.9%	64.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72.9%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.9%	81.9%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.8%	80.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.6%	81.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	80.9%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	20.7%	32.2%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	26.6%	35.8%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	20.3%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	22.5%	36.3%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	28.8%	39.7%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	28.2%	38.6%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	61.4%	65.2%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	69.9%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74.9%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.6%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	86.2%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.9%	86.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	57.8%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.3%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.5%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.9%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.8%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.8%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	53.1%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	54.5%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	49.5%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	44.8%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.4%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.4%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.5%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.7%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.1%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.8%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.6%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.2%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.4%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.1%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	73.9%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21.4%	28.2%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26.2%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.9%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26.5%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.6%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	32.5%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.8%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41.9%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46.5%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	46%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.6%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.1%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.6%	72%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33.9%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	39.7%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.6%	54.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	39.6%	50.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.4%	51.8%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.3%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.9%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.8%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	68.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61%	62.8%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	59.3%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.5%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.2%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	50.3%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	68.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	69.7%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	69.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	29.5%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.2%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39.9%	51.5%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35.4%	50.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.7%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.1%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	65.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.9%	67.5%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	30.1%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.7%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27.2%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	34.4%	47.9%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35.4%	51.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$194,933,000	$10,853		$193,603,000	$10,889		$219,276,000	$12,423
Federal:	$12,970,000	$722	6.7%	$17,851,000	$1,004	9.2%	$21,454,000	$1,215	9.8%
State:	$126,584,000	$7,047	64.9%	$121,258,000	$6,820	62.6%	$145,343,000	$8,234	66.3%
Local:	$55,379,000	$3,083	28.4%	$54,494,000	$3,065	28.1%	$52,479,000	$2,973	23.9%
Total Expenditures:	$210,227,000	$11,704		$211,336,000	$11,887		$215,839,000	$12,228
Total Current Expenditures:	$161,231,000	$8,976		$164,362,000	$9,245		$158,978,000	$9,007
Instructional Expenditures:	$89,005,000	$4,955	55.2%	$95,005,000	$5,344	57.8%	$91,024,000	$5,157	57.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$24,204,000	$1,348	15.0%	$21,286,000	$1,197	13.0%	$21,993,000	$1,246	13.8%
Administration:	$16,462,000	$916	10.2%	$16,378,000	$921	10.0%	$14,942,000	$847	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$31,560,000	$1,757	19.6%	$31,693,000	$1,783	19.3%	$31,019,000	$1,757	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$37,421,000	$2,083		$35,714,000	$2,009		$46,612,000	$2,641
Construction:	$34,056,000	$1,896		$29,762,000	$1,674		$40,829,000	$2,313
Total Other:	$641,000	$36		$675,000	$38		$732,000	$41
Interest on Debt:	$10,111,000	$563		$9,930,000	$559		$9,210,000	$522

Total Salary:	$100,288,000	$5,583		$104,545,000	$5,880		$101,989,000	$5,778
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$61,475,000	$3,423	61.3%	$65,802,000	$3,701	62.9%	$63,677,000	$3,608	62.4%
Other Salary:	$38,813,000	$2,161	38.7%	$38,743,000	$2,179	37.1%	$38,312,000	$2,171	37.6%
Total Benefit:	$34,041,000	$1,895		$33,106,000	$1,862		$32,611,000	$1,848
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$20,234,000	$1,126	59.4%	$20,006,000	$1,125	60.4%	$19,649,000	$1,113	60.3%
Other Benefit:	$13,807,000	$769	40.6%	$13,100,000	$737	39.6%	$12,962,000	$734	39.7%

* Bethel School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.