School district · Washington
Bellingham School District
Bellingham School District in Washington: 25 public schools with 11,337 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,143 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 11,337
- Students per teacher
- 17.4
- WA 17.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,143
- 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)
- 652
- Counselors (FTE)
- 35.8
- Students per counselor
- 317
- WA 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 14.0
- Librarians (FTE): 9.1
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%54%proficient
+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Washington
Median 47% · 267 school districts compared
4,524 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%45%proficient
−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 68% of school districts in Washington
Median 40% · 263 school districts compared
4,468 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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.
- Federal
- 5.4% · $14.2M
- State
- 58% · $155.1M
- Local
- 36% · $96M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,897
- Support services
- $6,680
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $40.9M
- Long-term debt
- $316.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alderwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 305 | 14.1 | 28% | 22% |
Birchwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 335 | 14.0 | 34% | 27% |
Carl Cozier Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 325 | 14.4 | 38% | 32% |
| Pre-K–5 | 187 | 17.0 | 59% | 51% | |
Cordata Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 357 | 12.5 | 25% | 16% |
| Pre-K–5 | 412 | 18.2 | 63% | 44% | |
Happy Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 455 | 17.6 | 50% | 48% |
| Pre-K–5 | 338 | 17.3 | 59% | 56% | |
Northern Heights Elementary SchlFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 396 | 15.6 | 52% | 51% |
| Pre-K–5 | 422 | 16.7 | 55% | 47% | |
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 348 | 14.3 | 42% | 33% |
| Pre-K–5 | 357 | 20.3 | 71% | 66% | |
Sunnyland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 288 | 14.5 | 51% | 48% |
| Pre-K–5 | 297 | 16.4 | 52% | 50% | |
Fairhaven Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 588 | 18.1 | 63% | 55% |
| 6–8 | 575 | 17.6 | 68% | 54% | |
Shuksan Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 606 | 16.8 | 45% | 30% |
Whatcom Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 637 | 18.5 | 59% | 53% |
| 9–12 | 1,165 | 21.3 | — | — | |
Bellingham Re-Engagement ProgramAlternativeMostly virtual | 9–12 | 110 | — | — | — |
Options High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 176 | 8.6 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,116 | 21.8 | — | — | |
Squalicum High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,273 | 21.1 | — | — |
Visions (Seamar Youth Center)Alternative | 6–12 | 11 | — | — | — |
Bellingham Family Partnership ProgramAlternative | K–12 | 258 | 26.1 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1985 Barkley Blvd, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Phone
- (360)676-6400
- 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).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.