Total enrollment
9,658
-864 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
27 schools in Lakewood
Washington · Public K-12
In Lakewood, public K-12 schools number 27 and serve approximately 9,658 students across 12 elementary, 4 middle, and 9 high.
7-year change in Lakewood
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
62,937
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
9,658
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
27
public K-12
About Lakewood
Across Lakewood, Washington, 27 public schools serves about 9,658 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city is made up of 12 elementary, 4 middle, 9 high, and 2 other.
Average school size in Lakewood is around 358 students, 20% below the Washington average of about 446.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 8%: 10,522 students in SY 2017-18 versus 9,658 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Lakewood added 1 school, going from 24 to 25.
On allk12, the community for Lakewood discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.