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GIG HARBOR, Washington · NCES district 5306690

Peninsula School District

District spending, enrollment and school closures

FY 2024 Census per-pupil spending
$17,222
Fall 2024 NCES membership
9,015
Closed school entries in available years
1

NCES fall membership changed -5.6% from 9,545 in 2019 to 9,015 in 2024.

The median reported per-pupil spending among 251 Washington elementary and secondary districts with FY 2024 data here was $18,243. Each district counts once.

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Spending, enrollment and closures by school year

Each row pairs fall membership and school statuses with the Census fiscal year that uses that fall for its enrollment count. The newest school-status release, 2025–26, is preliminary.

District timeline
School yearCensus fiscal yearCurrent spendingCensus per-pupil spendingFall enrollment in Census financeFall membership in NCESOperating schoolsClosedNewReopened
2018–192019$130,116,000$13,7759,402UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2019–202020$137,091,000$14,2299,5459,54515000
2020–212021$139,071,000$16,1368,6038,60317020
2021–222022$149,779,000$17,0268,7698,76918020
2022–232023$154,971,000$17,2198,9698,96918000
2023–242024$156,511,000$17,2229,0699,06917100
2024–25UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable9,01517000
2025–26UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable17000

Why did spending per enrolled student change?

The calculation divides district current spending in 2024 dollars by the enrollment in the same Census finance row. It averages the spending and enrollment effects in both calculation orders so they sum to the change before rounding.

FY 2019 to FY 2024 · 2024 dollars per enrolled student

+$277 · +1.6% change in the calculated ratio

Change in real spending-$340
Change in enrollment+$617

Real current spending -2% · Census fall enrollment -3.5%

Which schools changed status?

1 school entry has a Closed status in the available directory years. The table includes openings, temporary closures, reopenings and agency changes when they appear in the same records.

District directory coverage · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26. The 2025–26 entries are preliminary.

School status changes reported to NCES
SchoolReporting yearStatusCharter classificationNCES school ID
Peninsula Alternative Programs2023–24ClosedNoncharter530669003828
Peninsula Alternative Programs2021–22NewNoncharter530669003828
Swift Water Elementary2021–22NewNoncharter530669003806
Peninsula Alternative Programs2020–21NewNoncharter530669003761
Pioneer Elementary School2020–21NewNoncharter530669003760

Where the district’s money came from and went

Figures are in the dollars reported for each year. Census revenue and expenditure totals describe different transactions in the survey.

Census finance by fiscal year
Fiscal yearTotal revenueFederal revenueState revenueLocal revenueInstructionSupport servicesCapital outlayTotal expendituresCensus fall enrollment flag
FY 2019$140,662,000$3,936,000$102,086,000$34,640,000$74,014,000$51,742,000$18,734,000$149,219,000Alternative source
FY 2020$153,322,000$4,651,000$111,187,000$37,484,000$76,040,000$57,125,000$39,560,000$183,098,000Alternative source
FY 2021$154,130,000$5,886,000$108,650,000$39,594,000$79,546,000$57,422,000$97,810,000$248,437,000Alternative source
FY 2022$181,146,000$14,867,000$123,154,000$43,125,000$83,695,000$61,699,000$50,602,000$210,846,000Alternative source
FY 2023$180,471,000$4,929,000$128,927,000$46,615,000$86,063,000$64,467,000$23,929,000$189,227,000Alternative source
FY 2024$183,041,000$6,616,000$126,240,000$50,185,000$85,727,000$66,204,000$6,817,000$173,990,000Alternative source

Sources and methodology

America.co analysis of public federal data, compiled 2026-11-13.

Census finance tables · NCES enrollment and directory files · 2025–26 preliminary directory · BLS inflation data