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Bellevue School District

Bellevue School District in Washington: 30 public schools with 20,339 students and 17.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,923 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 30
Students: 20,339
Students per teacher: 17.8; WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,923; WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,145
Counselors (FTE): 75.6
Students per counselor: 269; WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 26.0; Librarians (FTE): —

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.4K15

$12.1K16

$12.6K17

$13.3K18

$14.7K19

$15.4K20

$16.6K21

$17.9K22

$20.1K23

$19.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 2.5% · $13.2M
State: 49% · $261.9M
Local: 48% · $256.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,778
Support services: $7,577
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $77.7M
Long-term debt: $750.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 16Middle schools: 5High schools: 7Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Ardmore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	415	15.2	Bellevue
Bennett Elementary School	Pre-K–5	513	18.2	Bellevue
Cherry Crest Elementary School	Pre-K–5	553	21.1	Bellevue
Clyde Hill Elementary	Pre-K–5	594	18.8	Bellevue
Enatai Elementary School	Pre-K–5	518	19.0	Bellevue
Jing Mei Elementary School	Pre-K–5	577	21.0	Bellevue
Lake Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	498	15.0	Bellevue
Medina Elementary School	Pre-K–5	591	21.5	Medina
Newport Heights Elementary	Pre-K–5	549	19.1	Bellevue
Phantom Lake Elementary	Pre-K–5	430	18.7	Bellevue
Puesta del Sol Elementary School	Pre-K–5	494	20.4	Bellevue
Sherwood Forest ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	415	13.1	Bellevue
Somerset Elementary School	K–5	741	19.2	Bellevue
Spiritridge Elementary School	K–5	546	17.5	Bellevue
Stevenson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	581	14.8	Bellevue
Woodridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	554	18.0	Bellevue
Chinook Middle School	6–8	752	18.7	Bellevue
Highland Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	589	15.7	Bellevue
Odle Middle School	6–8	974	18.7	Bellevue
Tillicum Middle School	6–8	676	18.2	Bellevue
Tyee Middle School	6–8	1,007	19.1	Bellevue
Bellevue Big Picture SchoolAlternative	6–12	346	14.1	Bellevue
Bellevue High School	9–12	1,683	21.6	Bellevue
Bellevue Open Doors ReengagementAlternative	10–12	24	—	Bellevue
Interlake Senior High School	9–12	1,611	19.3	Bellevue
International SchoolAlternative	6–12	600	20.0	Bellevue
Newport Senior High School	9–12	1,850	20.6	Bellevue
Sammamish Senior High	9–12	1,363	22.0	Bellevue
Bellevue Digital DiscoveryFully virtual	K–12	229	26.3	Bellevue
Central Educational Services	Pre-K–12	66	9.4	Bellevue

Sources

Address: 12111 NE 1ST St, Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: (425)456-4000

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).