Total enrollment
1,277
+108 (+9%) vs SY 2017-18
4 schools in Port Townsend
Washington · Public K-12
4 public K-12 schools, 1,277 students, one city. That is the Port Townsend entry on the numbers, with a mix of 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
7-year change in Port Townsend
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
76%
was 82%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Heron Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 222 |
| OCEAN | Combined | KG-12 | 144 |
| Port Townsend High School | High | 09-12 | 383 |
| Salish Coast Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 528 |
About Port Townsend
Port Townsend is a small Washington city in terms of public-school footprint, with 4 schools and 1,277 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Port Townsend is around 319 students, 28% noticeably below the Washington average of about 446.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment rose 9%: 1,169 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,277 in SY 2024-25. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 82% to 76%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Port Townsend discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.