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Seattle School District No. 1

Seattle, Washington · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

50,773
Students enrolled
108
Public schools
3,074
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 944
  • Kindergarten 3,744
  • Grade 1 3,763
  • Grade 2 3,916
  • Grade 3 3,976
  • Grade 4 3,724
  • Grade 5 3,975
  • Grade 6 3,624
  • Grade 7 3,561
  • Grade 8 3,508
  • Grade 9 3,599
  • Grade 10 3,886
  • Grade 11 4,013
  • Grade 12 4,540

By race/ethnicity

  • White 44%
  • Hispanic/Latino 15%
  • Black or African American 14%
  • Two or more races 13%
  • Asian 12%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • 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

34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 17,044 of 50,773 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 28%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

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

$22,227 spent per student on day-to-day operations Washington median: $18,433 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $13,007
  • Support services $8,765
  • Other (food service, etc.) $455

Where the money comes from

  • Local 44%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 5%

Total revenue $1.5 billiontotal spending $1.6 billion

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: Large

Total staff (FTE)

6,359

District office

2445 3RD AVE S, Seattle WA 98134

County

King County

Official website

NCES District ID

5307710

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About Seattle School District No. 1

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Seattle Public Schools is the largest K-12 school system in Washington state, serving more than 49,870 students. Academic Vision: We are focused on improving academic achievement for all students and committed to ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for college, careers, and life. We strive to provide excellent teachers in every classroom, set high expectations for every student, meet the needs of our diverse learners, and prepare our students to excel.
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