Public schools in Washington
2,543 operating public schools in 330 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
2,543
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
1,094,502
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
60,616.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
17
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 37 Washington districts have full profiles so far; search all 330.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle School District No. 1 | Seattle | 108 | 50,773 | 16.8 |
| Lake Washington School District | Kirkland | 57 | 30,986 | 18.2 |
| Spokane School District | Spokane | 68 | 28,853 | 15.3 |
| Tacoma School District | Tacoma | 67 | 28,847 | 18.9 |
| Kent School District | Kent | 46 | 25,358 | 18.4 |
| Puyallup School District | Puyallup | 37 | 23,026 | 18.9 |
| Northshore School District | Bothell | 40 | 22,735 | 18.9 |
| Federal Way School District | Federal Way | 46 | 22,250 | 18.4 |
| Vancouver School District | Vancouver | 45 | 21,783 | 19.3 |
| Evergreen School District (Clark) | Vancouver | 39 | 21,603 | 17.1 |
| Bethel School District | Spanaway | 36 | 21,450 | 18.8 |
| Edmonds School District | Lynnwood | 38 | 20,955 | 18.7 |
| Everett School District | Everett | 33 | 20,489 | 19.2 |
| Bellevue School District | Bellevue | 30 | 20,339 | 18.8 |
| Issaquah School District | Issaquah | 30 | 19,098 | 18.4 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 32.2% | |
| Suburb | 32.0% | |
| Town | 13.5% | |
| Rural | 22.3% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 1,237 | |
| High | 654 | |
| Middle | 385 | |
| Other | 180 | |
| Prekindergarten | 81 | |
| Secondary | 6 |
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.