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Bellevue, Washington - 32 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Bellevue School District #196 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,860 per pupil, Bellevue School District ranks #116 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
19,089
Total Enrollment
32
Schools
$17,860
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bellevue School District operates 32 public schools serving 19,089 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 combined, 5 high, 5 middle, 4 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in King County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,860 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending. See how Washington compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.6% local, 47.5% state, and 6.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #196 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 32 schools offering Advanced Placement (107 AP courses district-wide), a 397.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.9% Asian, 25.2% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bellevue Digital Discovery, with a diversity index of 76.3/100.
Bellevue School District school enrollment varies 77× across entities
Bellevue School District school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,850 students (highest), a spread of 1,826 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bellevue School District student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bellevue School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Bellevue School District has 32 schools, including 5 high, 5 middle, 4 elementary, 18 combined. Total enrollment is 19,089 students.
How much does Bellevue School District spend per student?
Bellevue School District spends $17,860 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #196 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Bellevue School District?
Bellevue School District students are 40.9% Asian, 25.2% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American, averaged across 32 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bellevue School District?
Bellevue School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #196 out of 238 districts in Washington.