Total enrollment
59,410
-3,860 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
136 schools in Seattle
Washington · Public K-12
Seattle, Washington reports 136 public K-12 schools to NCES, totaling roughly 59,410 students (84 elementary, 16 middle, and 28 high).
7-year change in Seattle
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
128
-1 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
39%
was 43%
% Hispanic
18%
was 15%
% Black
15%
was 16%
% Asian
13%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Seattle
Seattle is a sizable Washington city in terms of public-school footprint, with 136 schools and 59,410 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is made up of 84 elementary, 16 middle, 28 high, and 8 other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 59,410 students, declined 6% from the 63,270 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Seattle shed 1 school, going from 129 to 128. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 43% to 39%.
On this page, the community for Seattle discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.