Seattle World School

Located at 1700 East Union St., in SEATTLE, Washington, Seattle World School is a minimally staffed four-year high school that hosts 218 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Seattle School District No. 1 runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 50,773 students. Seattle World School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Seattle World School lists that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 17% Black, 11% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Seattle World School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Seattle World School is one.

The closest other public school is Nova High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 236 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 42% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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