Federal Way Public Schools | |
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Federal Way, Washington US-WA United States |
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Coordinates | 47°18′17″N 122°19′29″W / 47.304858°N 122.324696°WCoordinates: 47°18′17″N 122°19′29″W / 47.304858°N 122.324696°W |
Type | Public |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Established | May 22, 1929 |
Superintendent | Tammy Campbell, Ed.D. |
Deputy Superintendent(s) | Mark Davidson |
Accreditation(s) | Northwest Accreditation Commission/AdvancED |
Schools | Elementary 21 Elementary-Middle 2 Middle 7 High 5 Other 4 |
Budget | $222,483,030 (2014-15) |
District ID | 5302820 |
Students | 21,203 (2014-15) |
Teachers | 1,481 (2014-15) |
Staff | 2,689 (2014-15) |
Athletic conference | South Puget Sound League (SPSL) (4A) |
Website | www |
Federal Way Public Schools is a school district in King County, Washington covering all of Federal Way and portions of Kent, Des Moines, Auburn, and unincorporated census-designated places Lakeland North and Lakeland South, encompassing 35 square miles (91 km²).
There are 39 schools (21 elementary schools, 2 K-8 elementary-middle schools, 7 middle schools, 4 high schools, 1 Technology Access Foundation (TAF) Academy (6-12), 1 Public Academy (6-10), 1 Internet Academy (K-12) ) and 1 Acceleration Academy in the district. With 21,203 enrolled students as of May 2013, it is the 8th largest school district in Washington state. The district employs a staff of 2,689, of which 1,481 are teachers. It was founded on May 22, 1929.
Federal Way Public Schools is unique in that it has a very successful public academy, which provides an advanced education to anyone willing to enroll. The current Superintendent is Dr. Tammy Campbell.
Between the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 the school district transitioned from Junior High Schools to Middle Schools.