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Staff Spotlight: Dave Shorter
In our most recent Staff Spotlight, we interviewed bus driver Dave Shorter! Click the "Read More" button below to learn all about Dave.
Green Team students promote conservation
Student-led Green Teams across Tahoma School District are promoting conservation through composting projects, school gardens, and so much more!
Register for Kindergarten!
Kindergarten enrollment is now open for the 2026-27 school year! If your child will be 5 years old by August 31, it's time to enroll them in Tahoma School District.
Go Bears!
Want to know when the Bears are playing next, or need to get some tickets? Click the link below to visit our athletics website and see the schedule for every THS team!
Tahoma By the Numbers
The numbers are clear: Tahoma School District is a great place to learn, grow and work.
Check out each of the panels to learn about our students, families, staff members and business operations.
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9,286 Students
Our students have many backgrounds, cultures and abilities—that's what make us who we are.
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1,160 Employees
We have 583 certificated staff, like teachers, and 579 classified staff, who support our schools and students.
![66 Family Languages]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715101069/tahomasdus/tqmz6lp1h0ccsyxzwdu9/Languages.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715101069/tahomasdus/tqmz6lp1h0ccsyxzwdu9/Languages.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715101069/tahomasdus/tqmz6lp1h0ccsyxzwdu9/Languages.jpg","width":800}])
66 Family Languages
The top five languages spoken are English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian and Mandarin.
![9 Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715101118/tahomasdus/uqj79s4f1qqdslgrsapj/Schools.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715101118/tahomasdus/uqj79s4f1qqdslgrsapj/Schools.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715101118/tahomasdus/uqj79s4f1qqdslgrsapj/Schools.jpg","width":800}])
9 Schools
Tahoma School District has one high school, two middle schools and six elementary schools.
![$142M Annual Budget]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715113256/tahomasdus/rhnfgiphy7ha31qkmfhr/Budget.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715113256/tahomasdus/rhnfgiphy7ha31qkmfhr/Budget.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715113256/tahomasdus/rhnfgiphy7ha31qkmfhr/Budget.jpg","width":800}])
$197M Annual Budget
Tahoma receives funding from three sources: Washington State, the Federal Government, and local property taxpayers.
Our Tahoma Story
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What's Happening?
Announcements
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about Tahoma Together Summer 2026 Newsletter
![School Board Announcement thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714415022/tahomasdus/hkbz4f8fkqukzmrpqs5n/SchoolBoard.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714415022/tahomasdus/hkbz4f8fkqukzmrpqs5n/SchoolBoard.png","width":512}])
The Tahoma School Board will hold a Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 23 at Central Services (25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE).
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about TSD Campus Summer Hours
The Tahoma School Board will hold a Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 9 at Central Services (25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE).
The Tahoma School Board will hold a Special Board Meeting and Work Study on Tuesday, May 26 at Central Services (25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE).
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about An Update on Our District Budget and Planning for the 2026-27 School Year
The Tahoma School Board will hold a Work Study on Tuesday, May 19 at Central Services (25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE).
![Planning Tahoma’s Future: Survey Results and Next Steps]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718045452/tahomasdus/nakrqvidgvcchces7irw/announcement-icon-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718045452/tahomasdus/nakrqvidgvcchces7irw/announcement-icon-2.png","width":512}]){kind=icon}
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about Planning Tahoma’s Future: Survey Results and Next Steps
District Calendar
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25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038, USA
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25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038, USA
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25720 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038, USA