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Seattle School District No. 1

Item: Seattle School District No. 1
Rating: 10
Author: Public School Review

2445 3rd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134-1165

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10/

Top 10%

Tel: (206) 252-0010

www.seattleschools.org

Top Rankings

Seattle School District No. 1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

109 Schools

1,848 Schools

# Students

51,443 Students

728,286 Students

# Teachers

3,246 Teachers

45,625 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

District Rank

Seattle School District No. 1, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 300 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 77% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WA)

#22 out of 306 school districts
(Top 10%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Seattle School District No. 1, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

(18-19)

64%

50%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Seattle School District No. 1 and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

(18-19)

72%

61%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Seattle School District No. 1 and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

(18-19)

83%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Seattle School District No. 1 and public school graduation rate of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.73

0.68

# American Indian Students

192 Students

9,755 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

6,494 Students

62,173 Students

% Asian Students

13%

# Hispanic Students

6,850 Students

183,931 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

25%

# Black Students

7,620 Students

33,932 Students

% Black Students

15%

# White Students

23,338 Students

360,206 Students

% White Students

45%

50%

# Hawaiian Students

215 Students

9,770 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

6,353 Students

67,249 Students

% of Two or more races Students

12%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

743

11,783

# Students in K Grade:

3,980

76,043

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,772

74,612

# Students in 2nd Grade:

4,104

78,521

# Students in 3rd Grade:

4,028

79,256

# Students in 4th Grade:

3,961

78,860

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,967

79,997

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,613

80,030

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,814

73,535

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,735

73,807

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,955

5,309

# Students in 10th Grade:

3,719

4,938

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,882

5,057

# Students in 12th Grade:

4,170

6,538

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $25,329 is higher than the state median of $19,148. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $21,662 is higher than the state median of $19,607. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$1,303 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart display total revenue of Seattle School District No. 1 and median value from total revenues of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$1,114 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart display total spending of Seattle School District No. 1 and median value from total spendings of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$25,329

$19,148

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Seattle School District No. 1 and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$21,662

$19,607

This chart display average spending per public school student in Seattle School District No. 1 and average spending per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 109 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 51,443 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 55%
: 83% (Top 50% in WA)
: Top 10%
: 64% (Top 10%)
: 72% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education