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Seattle, Washington - 107 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Seattle School District No. 1 #74 of 238 districts in Washington (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,430 per pupil, Seattle School District No. 1 ranks #69 of 309 Washington districts by per-pupil spending (Washington districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
51,238
Total Enrollment
107
Schools
$20,430
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Seattle School District No. 1 operates 107 public schools serving 51,238 students, placing it among the largest districts in Washington. The school portfolio breaks down into 41 combined, 38 elementary, 16 high, 12 middle schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 $20,430 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 40.0% local, 50.6% state, and 9.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #74 of 238 in Washington against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 11 of 107 schools offering Advanced Placement (124 AP courses district-wide), a 408:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.6% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kimball Elementary School, with a diversity index of 79.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln High School, enrolling 1,770 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Interagency Detention School, at 47 students, a 38x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Seattle School District No. 1 school enrollment varies 38× across entities
Seattle School District No. 1 school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 1,770 students (highest), a spread of 1,723 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Seattle School District No. 1 student-counselor ratio is 408:1 — 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.
Seattle School District No. 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Seattle School District No. 1's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Seattle School District No. 1?
Seattle School District No. 1 has 107 schools, including 16 high, 12 middle, 38 elementary, 41 combined. Total enrollment is 51,238 students.
How much does Seattle School District No. 1 spend per student?
Seattle School District No. 1 spends $20,430 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #74 in Washington.
What is the demographic composition of Seattle School District No. 1?
Seattle School District No. 1 students are 42.6% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% African American, 11.8% Asian, averaged across 107 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Seattle School District No. 1?
Seattle School District No. 1 has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #74 out of 238 districts in Washington.