Total enrollment
15,167
+484 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in North Thurston Public Schools
Washington · 15,167 students · 1 city
Across North Thurston Public Schools (Washington), 24 public K-12 schools serve approximately 15,167 students, an average of 632 per school.
4-year change in North Thurston Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
+2 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How North Thurston Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #63 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,167 | #22 of 183 | #550 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #25 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #76 of 183 | #7,565 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.5% | #105 of 183 | #4,374 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #14 of 146 | #158 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside North Thurston Public Schools
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Aspire Middle School at 64.5% proficient to Nisqually Middle School at 29.9%, a gap of 34.6 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 15,022 to 14,573 students (down 3%) and from 831 to 825 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About North Thurston Public Schools
As a sparse district in Washington, North Thurston Public Schools instructs 15,167 students across 24 schools.
On the school-mix side, North Thurston Public Schools is built around 14 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 632 in this district, noticeably above the Washington typical of 446.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 15,167 students, expanded 3% from the 14,683 reported in SY 2020-21. North Thurston Public Schools now counts 24 public schools, up from 22 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for North Thurston Public Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.