Clover Park School District
The Clover Park School District (CPSD) is the fourth largest school district in Pierce County, Washington, United States, and the 28th largest public school district in the state. Location. The Clover Park School District is located directly south of Tacoma, Washington in the city of Lakewood. The district includes within the western area of Pierce County. CPSD serves Lakewood and Joint Base Lewis-McChord communities. Schools. Clover Park is composed of 17 elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, one alternative high school and Harrison Preparatory School (grades 6-12). The district also serves two  specialty schools within Western State Hospital. Starting with the 2009-2010 school year, Harrison Prep offered grades 6 through 12 only, to allow for an International Baccalaureate (Middle Years Program). Demographics. On average, the CPSD student body is approximately 39.66% Caucasian, 13.05% African American, 27.85% Hispanic, 4.53% Asian American, and .83% Native American. Racial discipline policy. Data from Washington schools indicated that black students were disciplined more often than white students. "Are you dispersing discipline across the ethnicities, the racial groups, equitably", asked a district superintendent, "are you disciplining African-American boys more than you're disciplining white boys?" In  response, the Clover Park School District revised its discipline policy in 2022 so that a student's race was taken into account before determining punishment. Military influence. There has been a significant military influence within the district due to its proximity to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Each of its two senior high schools are home to two Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs. Clover Park High School has an Air Force JROTC program, and Lakes High School has an Army JROTC program. About 31% of students within the district live on a military base while 40% are funded military  dependents. From 1985 to 2011, there have been 90 appointments to military academies from CPSD.