Bellingham School District
Public school district based in Bellingham, Washington. NCES district ID 5300420; state ID WA-37501.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
25
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
11,337
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
638.2
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.8
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 114 | |
| Kindergarten | 874 | |
| Grade 1 | 744 | |
| Grade 2 | 786 | |
| Grade 3 | 864 | |
| Grade 4 | 827 | |
| Grade 5 | 775 | |
| Grade 6 | 849 | |
| Grade 7 | 829 | |
| Grade 8 | 823 | |
| Grade 9 | 914 | |
| Grade 10 | 942 | |
| Grade 11 | 983 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,013 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% | |
| Asian | 4.6% | |
| Black or African American | 1.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 8.8% | |
| White | 62.9% | |
| Not Specified | 0.8% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 46.7% | |
| Male | 52.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.8% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 22, Suburb 3.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squalicum High School Bellingham | 9–12 | Regular | 1,273 | 60.3 | 21.1 | City: Small |
| Bellingham High School Bellingham | 9–12 | Regular | 1,165 | 54.7 | 21.3 | City: Small |
| Sehome High School Bellingham | 9–12 | Regular | 1,116 | 51.1 | 21.8 | City: Small |
| Whatcom Middle School Bellingham | 6–8 | Regular | 637 | 34.4 | 18.5 | City: Small |
| Shuksan Middle School Bellingham | 6–8 | Regular | 606 | 36.2 | 16.8 | City: Small |
| Fairhaven Middle School Bellingham | 6–8 | Regular | 588 | 32.4 | 18.1 | City: Small |
| Kulshan Middle School Bellingham | 6–8 | Regular | 575 | 32.6 | 17.6 | City: Small |
| Happy Valley Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 455 | 25.8 | 17.6 | City: Small |
| Parkview Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 422 | 25.2 | 16.7 | City: Small |
| Geneva Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 412 | 22.7 | 18.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Northern Heights Elementary Schl Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 396 | 25.4 | 15.6 | City: Small |
| Silver Beach Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 357 | 17.6 | 20.3 | City: Small |
| Cordata Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 357 | 28.6 | 12.5 | City: Small |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 348 | 24.3 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Lowell Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 338 | 19.5 | 17.3 | City: Small |
| Birchwood Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 335 | 24.0 | 14 | City: Small |
| Carl Cozier Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 325 | 22.6 | 14.4 | City: Small |
| Alderwood Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 305 | 21.6 | 14.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Wade King Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 297 | 18.1 | 16.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Sunnyland Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 288 | 19.8 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Bellingham Family Partnership Program Bellingham | K–12 | Alternative | 258 | 9.9 | 26.1 | City: Small |
| Columbia Elementary School Bellingham | PK–5 | Regular | 187 | 11.0 | 17 | City: Small |
| Options High School Bellingham | 9–12 | Alternative | 176 | 20.4 | 8.6 | City: Small |
| Bellingham Re-Engagement Program Bellingham | 9–12 | Alternative | 110 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Visions (Seamar Youth Center) Bellingham | 6–12 | Alternative | 11 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.