Total enrollment
11,337
-147 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in Bellingham School District
Washington · 11,337 students · 2 cities
Bellingham School District is a public-school district inside Washington, running 25 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 11,337 students, broken out as 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Bellingham School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bellingham School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #45 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,337 | #28 of 183 | #795 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #24 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #68 of 183 | #7,464 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.9% | #133 of 183 | #5,409 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #62 of 146 | #2,396 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bellingham School District
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Silver Beach Elementary School at 68.9% proficient to Cordata Elementary School at 20.9%, a gap of 48.0 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 11,621 to 11,216 students (down 3%) and from 644 to 638 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Bellingham School District
Bellingham School District is a rural-scale Washington school district running 25 schools with combined enrollment near 11,337.
Looking at the level breakdown, Bellingham School District is made up of 14 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 11,337 students, stayed largely flat from the 11,484 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Bellingham School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.