Bethel School District (Washington)

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Bethel School District No. 403 is a public school district in Pierce County, Washington, USA and serves 200 square miles (520 km²) of unincorporated Pierce County including Spanaway, Graham, Kapowsin and the city of Roy. Bethel was unique in the way that its high schools served grades 10-12 as opposed to the traditional grades of 9-12 of many other districts. In September 2011, Bethel School District planned to switch to a traditional 9-12 district, which occurred in the 2012-2013 school year.^[2]

As of May 2013, the district had an enrollment of 17,642 students.^[3] The superintendent is Brian Lowney, who became the district's leader in 2024.

The district includes:

Elk Plain, Roy, South Creek, Spanaway. It also includes the majority of the following: Frederickson, Graham, and Kapowsin. Additionally, it has portions of Clover Creek, Fort Lewis, McChord Field, Parkland, South Hill, and Summit View.^[4]

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