Tenino School District 402 (TSD), is a public school district in Thurston County, Washington, United States, which serves the entire City of Tenino and the majority of the Town of Bucoda.

In the 2025-26 school year, Tenino School District had a student enrollment of 1,284.

Location Tenino School District 402 covers of land in southern Thurston County, including all of the City of Tenino.

History Establishment On June 2, 1942, voters approved the consolidation of Plum Station School District No. 15, Colvin School District No. 29, Cat-Tail School District No. 36, Skookumchuck School District No. 323, and Tenino School District No. 329 at a special election, forming Tenino School District No. 402 on July 1, 1942. All five component districts involved in the consolidation were part of the Tenino Union High School District No. 206, which allowed students outside of District No. 329 to attend high school in Tenino. After the consolidation, Union High School District No. 206 was dissolved. Previous consolidations that formed the component districts were as follows: On July 15, 1921, voters approved the consolidation of Tenino School District No. 44 and Offut School District No. 78 at a special election, forming Tenino School District No. 311. On June 7, 1932, voters approved the consolidation of Violet Prairie School District No. 68 and Tenino School District No. 311 at a special election, forming Tenino School District No. 322 on July 1, 1932. On November 20, 1905, voters approved the consolidation of Grand Valley School District No. 30 and Case School District No. 54 at a special election, forming Violet Prairie School District No. 68. On March 1, 1941, voters approved the consolidation of Rocky Prairie School District No. 17 and Tenino School District No. 322 at a special election, forming Tenino School District No. 329 on July 1, 1941. In 1973, voters within the Town of Bucoda voted to transfer the town from Centralia School District No. 401 into Tenino School District No. 402, citing more local access to area schools following the closure of the Bucoda school in 1971.

Schools + Elementary SchoolsName Grade Levels Established Enrollment (2025-26) Mascot Parkside –2 1930 304 PenguinsTenino 3-5 1891279 Tigers

+ Middle SchoolsName Grade Levels Established Enrollment (2025-26) Mascot Tenino 6-8 - 287 Knights

+ High SchoolsName Grade Levels Established Enrollment (2025-26) Mascot WIAA Classification Tenino 9-12 1908 414 Beavers1A

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External links Tenino School District 402