Total enrollment
5,330
-134 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in North Kitsap School District
Washington · 5,330 students · 3 cities
North Kitsap School District's 14 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 5,330 students across 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in North Kitsap School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How North Kitsap School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #32 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,330 | #59 of 183 | #1,797 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #51 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #166 of 183 | #8,234 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.4% | #147 of 183 | #5,833 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #46 of 146 | #1,973 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 North Kitsap School District
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Poulsbo Elementary School at 69.3% proficient to David Wolfle Elementary at 35.9%, a gap of 33.4 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 5,960 to 5,189 students (down 13%) and from 307 to 266 full-time teachers (down 13%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kitsap High School | Poulsbo | High | 09-12 | 1,098 |
| Poulsbo Middle School | Poulsbo | Middle | 06-08 | 713 |
| Kingston High School | Kingston | High | 09-12 | 602 |
| Vinland Elementary | Poulsbo | Elementary | PK-05 | 527 |
| Poulsbo Elementary School | Poulsbo | Elementary | PK-05 | 487 |
| Kingston Middle School | Kingston | Middle | 06-08 | 455 |
| Richard Gordon Elementary | Kingston | Elementary | PK-05 | 361 |
| Suquamish Elementary School | Suquamish | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 |
| David Wolfle Elementary | Kingston | Elementary | PK-05 | 288 |
| Hilder Pearson Elementary | Poulsbo | Elementary | PK-05 | 286 |
| North Kitsap Options | Kingston | Elementary | KG-08 | 87 |
| North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted Learning | Kingston | Combined | KG-12 | 58 |
| Choice Academy | Kingston | High | 09-12 | 54 |
| District Programs | Kingston | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
About North Kitsap School District
As a thinly populated district in Washington, North Kitsap School District enrolls 5,330 students across 14 schools.
For a sense of the school types, North Kitsap School District is built around 7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 381 in this district, below the Washington typical of 446.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in North Kitsap School District has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,464 students to 5,330. The school count fell from 14 to 13 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for North Kitsap School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.