Bethel School District No. 403 is a public
school district in
Pierce County, Washington
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,
USA
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and serves of unincorporated Pierce County including
Spanaway,
Graham
Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
,
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.
As of May 2013, the district had an enrollment of 17,642 students. The superintendent is Tom Seigel, who became the district's leader in 2001.
Boundary
The district includes:
Elk Plain,
Roy,
South Creek,
Spanaway. It also includes the majority of the following:
Frederickson,
Graham
Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
, and
Kapowsin. Additionally, it has portions of
Clover Creek,
Fort Lewis,
McChord Field
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,
Parkland,
South Hill, and
Summit View.
Schools
High schools
*
Bethel High School
*
Challenger Secondary School
*
Graham-Kapowsin High School
Graham-Kapowsin High School is a high school in the Bethel School District, Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its doors first opened to grade 10 and 11 students in September 2005. GK added grade 12 students beginning Fall 2006. Grade 9 ...
*
Spanaway Lake High School
Middle and junior high schools
*Bethel Middle School
*Cedarcrest Middle School
*Cougar Mountain Middle School
*Frontier Junior High School
*Spanaway Middle School
*Liberty Middle School
[http://ljh.bethelsd.org/]
Elementary schools
*Camas Prairie Elementary School
*Centennial Elementary School
*Clover Creek Elementary School
*Elk Plain School of Choice
*Evergreen Elementary School
*Frederickson Elementary School
*Graham Elementary School
*Kapowsin Elementary School
*Naches Trail Elementary School
*Nelson Elementary School
*North Star Elementary School
*Pioneer Valley Elementary School
*Roy Elementary School
*Rocky Ridge Elementary School
*Shining Mountain Elementary School
*Spanaway Elementary School
*Thompson Elementary School
See also
* ''
Bethel School District v. Fraser
''Bethel School District v. Fraser'', 478 U.S. 675 (1986), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court involving free speech in public schools. High school student Matthew Fraser was suspended from school in the Bethel School Di ...
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Sources
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External links
Bethel School District No. 403
School districts in Washington (state)
Education in Pierce County, Washington