Kent School District 鈥� King County, WA: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

25,358

Students enrolled

46

Public schools

1,411

Classroom teachers (FTE)

18.0:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 394
Kindergarten 1,753
Grade 1 1,761
Grade 2 1,929
Grade 3 1,920
Grade 4 1,911
Grade 5 1,905
Grade 6 1,902
Grade 7 1,938
Grade 8 1,916
Grade 9 1,879
Grade 10 1,930
Grade 11 1,938
Grade 12 2,282

By race/ethnicity

White 26%
Hispanic/Latino 24%
Asian 24%
Black or African American 13%
Two or more races 9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 13,838 of 25,358 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 46%
Reduced-price lunch 9%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$20,051 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $11,642
Support services $7,866
Other (food service, etc.) $544

Where the money comes from

Local 25%
State 64%
Federal 11%

Total revenue $592.7 milliontotal spending $560.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: MidsizeStudents: 56% city, 44% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

2,834

District office

12033 SE 256TH ST, Kent WA 98031

Phone

(253) 373-7000

County

King County

Official website

NCES District ID

5303960

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About Kent School District

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The Kent School District has a deep and rich history. What started as a school district in a largely agricultural community is now the fourth-largest district in Washington State with nearly 28,000 students. One of the nation鈥檚 largest industrial centers is in our service area, and KSD is the second-largest employer in the community, after Boeing, with more than 3,000 people on the payroll. Kent School District is also the most diverse district in the state according to the 2010 census. More than 130 languages are spoken by our students and their families 鈥� from Spanish to African dialects. Which gives our kids a tremendous opportunity to be educated in tomorrow鈥檚 world today! Our mission is to successfully prepare all students for their future.

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