Bellingham Family Partnership Program

Bellingham Family Partnership Program is a combined-grade school of mid-sized scale in Bellingham, Washington, one of the schools within Bellingham School District, works with 258 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

Within Bellingham School District, which oversees 25 schools and 11,337 students, Bellingham Family Partnership Program is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bellingham Family Partnership Program shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Bellingham Family Partnership Program shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 33.2:1, putting Bellingham Family Partnership Program tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Bellingham Family Partnership Program qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Whatcom County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, Whatcom County reports that median household income runs about $81,784, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Bellingham Family Partnership Program is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lowell Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bellingham Family Partnership Program operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellingham Family Partnership Program has expanded 258%, going from 72 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 78%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.