Special Services

Special Services is one of the micro-enrollment unified-grade schools in Tacoma, Washington, run under Tacoma School District, with 9 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 96% leaner than typical.

Tacoma School District runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 28,900 students. Special Services is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Special Services records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 11% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pierce County put the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Special Services is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Comm Based Trans Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Special Services.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 83%: 52 students in 2018 compared to 9 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 50% to 56% over that span.

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