Washington Public Schools

Washington is the #14 largest school system in the United States, serving 1,045,321 students across 2,346 public schools. There are 36 Blue Ribbon Schools, and 104 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(WA) School Average
% American Indian		 2%
% Asian		 7%
% Hispanic		 18%
% Black		 5%
% White		 63%
Unknown		 5%

Washington Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Adams County 4 2 7
2. Asotin County 4 2 7
3. Benton County 17 15 35
4. Chelan County 15 10 20
5. Clallam County 16 11 20
6. Clark County 37 40 82
7. Columbia County 1 1 2
8. Cowlitz County 13 12 27
9. Douglas County 7 5 12
10. Ferry County 5 5 8
11. Franklin County 7 7 20
12. Garfield County 1 - 1
13. Grant County 16 14 27
14. Grays Harbor County 19 11 25
15. Island County 8 8 14
16. Jefferson County 5 3 8
17. King County 132 114 336
18. Kitsap County 23 17 49
19. Kittitas County 9 6 11
20. Klickitat County 10 8 14
21. Lewis County 20 14 23
22. Lincoln County 8 2 10
23. Mason County 8 6 12
24. Okanogan County 17 9 14
25. Pacific County 7 3 12
26. Pend Oreille County 4 3 4
27. Pierce County 62 63 175
28. San Juan County 5 5 9
29. Skagit County 17 10 34
30. Skamania County 2 1 4
31. Snohomish County 74 59 135
32. Spokane County 40 34 99
33. Stevens County 20 16 23
34. Thurston County 20 17 45
35. Wahkiakum County 1 - 1
36. Walla Walla County 10 9 16
37. Whatcom County 20 17 46
38. Whitman County 10 6 14
39. Yakima County 32 27 63

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