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CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DIST 400 FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DIST 210 FIFE SCHOOL DIST 417	FRANKLIN PIERCE SCH DIST 402 PUYALLUP SCHOOL DIST 3 STEILACOOM HISTORICAL SCH DIST	TACOMA SCH DIST 10 UNIVERSITY PLACE SCH DIST 83

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TACOMA, WASHINGTON SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS: WE ARE HERE TO HELP

SchoolsK-12.com is a site designed around the needs of a relocating family with school age children. It is a site that allows the family to search public and private Tacoma schools, but understands that choosing the right Tacoma neighborhood is equally important to a successful move. Through a network of local sponsors and experts, Schoolsk-12.com can guide a family through the process of choosing an excellent Tacoma school located in a great neighborhood taking into account such things as affordability, accessibility to work, to shopping, the traffic patterns and more.

ABOUT Tacoma, Washington SCHOOLS

Tacoma schools boast a total student population of 67,260 attending 147 schools in 8 public school districts and 36 private schools. Public school revenue and expenditures vary by school district but Tacoma public schools spend an average of $6,863 per student each year.

Student teacher ratio is an important statistic cluing parents into the probable attention their child might receive individually in a classroom setting. Tacoma public schools average a student teacher ratio of 16:1. Tacoma private schools average 8:1. Also, high schools in Tacoma average a student body population of 382, while Tacoma middle schools and elementary schools average student body populations of 406 and 344 respectively.

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CHOOSING THE BEST SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

It wasn't so long ago that a child's education was limited to geographical boundaries set by the local school district. Increasingly, government is injecting "choice" into the equation by allowing children to enroll in the school of their choosing, regardless of where they live, as long as there is sufficient classroom space available.

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