Contractual Schools

Contractual Schools is a micro-enrollment multi-level school in Redmond, Washington, one of the schools within Lake Washington School District. The school teaches 10 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 204 students each, so Contractual Schools sits 95% leaner than that benchmark.

Contractual Schools is one of 55 schools operated by Lake Washington School District, a district that teaches 30,986 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Contractual Schools reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 10% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Contractual Schools is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Old Redmond Schoolhouse, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 74%: 38 students in 2018 compared to 10 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 50% over that span.

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