At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
11,337
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
25
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
17.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$17,886
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,222
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 11,536
- Teachers (FTE)
- 696.07
- Student–teacher ratio
- 16.6:1
What current records say about Bellingham School District
Bellingham School District operates 25 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in BELLINGHAM, Washington. NCES reports 11,337 students and 651.58 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Washington agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 28 of 298 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $17,886 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,222 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 159 of 295 in Washington. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 6.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 651.58
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $207,723,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Bellingham School District
BELLINGHAM, Washington
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 48.7714, -122.4487
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White62.9%
- Hispanic20.3%
- Black1.5%
- Asian4.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial8.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Bellingham School District
25 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 25 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderwood Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 305 | 14.1:1 | |
| Bellingham Family Partnership Program | OtherKG–12 | 258 | 26.1:1 | |
| Bellingham High School | High09–12 | 1,165 | 21.3:1 | |
| Bellingham Re-Engagement Program | High09–12 | 110 | Not reported | |
| Birchwood Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 335 | 14:1 | |
| Carl Cozier Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 325 | 14.4:1 | |
| Columbia Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 187 | 17:1 | |
| Cordata Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 357 | 12.5:1 | |
| Fairhaven Middle School | Middle06–08 | 588 | 18.1:1 | |
| Geneva Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 412 | 18.2:1 | |
| Happy Valley Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 455 | 17.6:1 | |
| Kulshan Middle School | Middle06–08 | 575 | 17.6:1 | |
| Lowell Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 338 | 17.3:1 | |
| Northern Heights Elementary Schl | ElementaryPK–05 | 396 | 15.6:1 | |
| Options High School | High09–12 | 176 | 8.6:1 | |
| Parkview Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 422 | 16.7:1 | |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 348 | 14.3:1 | |
| Sehome High School | High09–12 | 1,116 | 21.8:1 | |
| Shuksan Middle School | Middle06–08 | 606 | 16.8:1 | |
| Silver Beach Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 357 | 20.3:1 | |
| Squalicum High School | High09–12 | 1,273 | 21.1:1 | |
| Sunnyland Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 288 | 14.5:1 | |
| Visions (Seamar Youth Center) | High06–12 | 11 | Not reported | |
| Wade King Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 297 | 16.4:1 |