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Seattle Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 51,238 (2022-2023)
Schools: 109 (2022-2023)
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Seattle Public Schools is a school district in Washington (King County). During the 2023 school year, 51,238 students attended one of the district's 109 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

Incumbent Sarah Clark and Kathleen Smith are running in the special general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Sarah Clark (Nonpartisan)
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Kathleen Smith (Nonpartisan)

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4

Incumbent Joe Mizrahi and Laura Marie Rivera are running in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5

Vivian Song and Janis White are running in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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Janis White (Nonpartisan)

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7

Jen LaVallee and Carol Rava are running in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7 on November 4, 2025.

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Carol Rava (Nonpartisan)

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1

Incumbent Liza Rankin defeated Debbie Carlsen in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Liza Rankin
Liza Rankin (Nonpartisan)
 
62.8
 
122,139
Image of Debbie Carlsen
Debbie Carlsen (Nonpartisan)
 
36.8
 
71,554
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
940

Total votes: 194,633
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

Incumbent Lisa Rivera Smith defeated Christina Posten in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Rivera Smith
Lisa Rivera Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
71.2
 
139,128
Image of Christina Posten
Christina Posten (Nonpartisan)
 
28.5
 
55,695
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
527

Total votes: 195,350
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3

Evan Briggs defeated Ben Gitenstein in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evan Briggs
Evan Briggs (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
108,849
Image of Ben Gitenstein
Ben Gitenstein (Nonpartisan)
 
44.0
 
85,941
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
619

Total votes: 195,409
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6

Gina Topp defeated Maryanne Wood in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Topp
Gina Topp (Nonpartisan)
 
88.6
 
173,596
Image of Maryanne Wood
Maryanne Wood (Nonpartisan)
 
11.1
 
21,796
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
588

Total votes: 195,980
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4

Vivian Song defeated Laura Marie Rivera in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vivian Song
Vivian Song (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
72.0
 
170,364
Image of Laura Marie Rivera
Laura Marie Rivera (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
27.7
 
65,469
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
851

Total votes: 236,684
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5

Michelle Sarju defeated Dan Harder in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Sarju
Michelle Sarju (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
85.1
 
203,591
Dan Harder (Nonpartisan)
 
14.6
 
34,961
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
557

Total votes: 239,109
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7

Incumbent Brandon Hersey defeated Genesis Williamson in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Hersey
Brandon Hersey (Nonpartisan)
 
92.7
 
213,782
Genesis Williamson (Nonpartisan)
 
6.6
 
15,293
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
1,520

Total votes: 230,595
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1

Liza Rankin defeated Eric Blumhagen in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Liza Rankin
Liza Rankin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
55.4
 
121,660
Image of Eric Blumhagen
Eric Blumhagen (Nonpartisan)
 
44.2
 
97,161
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
863

Total votes: 219,684
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

Lisa Rivera Smith won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Rivera Smith
Lisa Rivera Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
98.6
 
153,014
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
2,173

Total votes: 155,187
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3

Chandra Hampson defeated Rebeca Muniz in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chandra Hampson
Chandra Hampson (Nonpartisan)
 
66.2
 
143,856
Image of Rebeca Muniz
Rebeca Muniz (Nonpartisan)
 
33.3
 
72,471
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,034

Total votes: 217,361
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6

Incumbent Leslie Harris defeated Molly Mitchell in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Harris
Leslie Harris (Nonpartisan)
 
65.8
 
142,214
Molly Mitchell (Nonpartisan)
 
33.7
 
72,805
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,040

Total votes: 216,059
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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4

Incumbent Eden Mack won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 4 on November 7, 2017.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5

Incumbent Zachary DeWolf won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 5 on November 7, 2017.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7

Incumbent Betty Patu won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 7 on November 7, 2017.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1

Incumbent Scott Pinkham won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 1 on November 3, 2015.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

General election

General election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2

Incumbent Rick Burke won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 2 on November 3, 2015.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3

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Incumbent Jill Geary won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 3 on November 3, 2015.

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Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6

General election

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Incumbent Leslie Harris and incumbent Marty McLaren won election in the general election for Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors District 6 on November 3, 2015.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board nonpartisan primary elections in Washington are held on the first Tuesday in August every two years in odd-numbered years. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates file to run for a school board member seat. If only two candidates run, the primary is canceled and both candidates advance to the general election.

School board general elections in Washington are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.52.220 and RCW 29A.04.311 and Washington Statute RCW 29A.04.330

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: May 16, 2025
  • Primary election date: August 5, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in Washington are elected through a system of a nonpartisan primary election and a nonpartisan general election. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates file to run for a school board member seat. If only two candidates run, the primary is canceled and both candidates advance to the general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.52.220 and RCW 29A.52.210

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Washington are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Washington statute specifies partisan and nonpartisan offices. Washington has a top-two primary system, which means all candidates appear on the same primary ballot regardless of party affiliation. The top-two candidates advance to the general. For partisan races, candidates can but do not have to express a preference for a political party. If they do, the ballot specifies their party preference. For nonpartisan races, candidates cannot express a party preference. RCW 28A.343.330 states that, "the positions of school directors and the candidates therefor shall appear separately on the nonpartisan ballot."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.52.210 and RCW 28A.343.330

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

The top two school board candidates with the most votes in the nonpartisan primary advance to the general election. If only two candidates file for the primary election, the primary will be canceled and they will automatically advance to the general election. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates file to run for a school board member seat.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.010 and Washington Statute RCW 29A.04.127

Term length and staggering

Elected school board members in Washington have four-year terms, except for school districts classified as first-class school districts containing a city of the first-class in a county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more, can have their board of directors serving six-year terms. As of 2022, only Spokane, Tacoma, and Everett School Districts serve 6-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.300 and RCW 29A.04.340

Washington school districts have staggered elections based on the rule that not more than a majority of board members can be elected at any election. This means that for all districts with four-year board member terms, as close to half of board members as possible are elected every two years. Four years is the default board member term length. As of 2022, Spokane, Tacoma, and Everett school district board members serve six-year terms with as close to one-third of board members up for election every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.300 and 28A.343.600

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large, by district, or through a combination of the two, depending on the classification of the school district. Any school district in the state that has a student enrollment in its public schools of two thousand pupils or more is a school district of the first class. Any other school district is a school district of the second class.

Most school districts classified as First Class Districts can elect their school board members either entirely at large or entirely by sub-districts.

School districts classified as Second Class Districts must elect their school board members either at large or by director districts (sub-district). Districts opting for a combination of board members elected by sub-district and at large generally must have three members elected from sub-districts and two members elected at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute 28A.343.02028A.343.680, and 28A.300.065 and Washington Statute 28A.343.020 and 28A.343.680 and Washington Statute 28A.343.680

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline is on the Friday following the Monday that is two weeks before Memorial Day. This means the filing deadline is 74 days before the August primary and 172 days before the November general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.24.050

School board candidates cannot submit declarations of candidacy until the filling window opens on Monday two weeks before Memorial Day. This means the filing window opens 78 days before the August primary and 176 days before the November general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 29A.24.050

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first board of directors meeting taking place after the results of the election have been certified.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Washington Statute RCW 28A.343.360

 

Recall elections

 
See also: States that allow school board recalls

Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
Washington Yes: "acts of malfeasance or misfeasance while in office or violation of oath of office"[1] 25% of votes cast for the office at the last election[2] 180 days Recalls can start at any time


Recall efforts

2024
See also: Liza Rankin recall, Seattle Public Schools, Washington (2024)

An effort to recall Liza Rankin, District 1 representative on the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington, did not go to a vote in 2024. King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott ruled that the recall petitions could not be circulated as the charges listed on the petition did not meet the state's required grounds for recall.[3]

The recall effort began in November 2024.[4] Recall supporters listed the board's school closure process as a reason for the recall effort. Rankin said the board had not yet voted on any school closures. The board reviewed multiple proposals to close schools in the district due to a decrease in student enrollment, a decrease in federal funding, and a $100 million budget gap.[5]

At the time the petition was filed, Rankin was serving as president of the board.[4] Rankin was first elected to the seven-member board on November 5, 2019, with 55% of the vote against one opponent in the general election. She won re-election to a four-year term on the board on November 7, 2023, defeating one opponent in the general election with 63% of the vote.

2021
See also: Seattle Public Schools recall, Washington (2021)

An effort to recall six of the seven members of the Seattle Public Schools school board in Washington did not go to a vote in 2021. A King County Superior Court judge dismissed the recall petition on April 19, 2021.[3]

The recall charges were filed against Liza Rankin, Lisa Rivera Smith, Chandra Hampson, Zachary DeWolf, Leslie Harris, and Brandon Hersey in March 2021. District IV representative Erin Dury was not included in the recall effort as she was not a member of the board at the time charges were filed. She was appointed to the position on March 24, 2021.[6][7]

Recall supporters said the board had failed to transition to in-person instruction in a timely manner. Seattle Public Schools started out the 2020-2021 school year in remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][8] The board voted on March 24, 2021, to move Pre-K through fifth-grade students into in-person instruction starting in April 2021.[6] When dismissing the petition, Judge Mafé Rajul said the decision to close schools was a “discretionary act and members of a school board cannot be recalled unless they arbitrarily or unreasonably exercised such discretion.” She said the school board members had not acted arbitrarily or unreasonably when they voted to close the schools.[3]


About the district

School board

Seattle Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Evan BriggsDistrict 320232027
Gina ToppDistrict 620232027
Liza RankinDistrict 120192027
Sarah ClarkDistrict 220242025
Joe MizrahiDistrict 420242025
Michelle SarjuDistrict 520212025
Brandon HerseyDistrict 720192025

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Overlapping state house districts

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[9]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $112,105,000 $2,077 9%
Local: $527,761,000 $9,778 40%
State: $663,112,000 $12,286 51%
Total: $1,302,978,000 $24,141
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,114,357,000 $20,646
Total Current Expenditures: $970,715,000 $17,985
Instructional Expenditures: $590,995,000 $10,949 53%
Student and Staff Support: $149,088,000 $2,762 13%
Administration: $114,721,000 $2,125 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $115,911,000 $2,147 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $141,802,000 $2,627
Construction: $137,630,000 $2,549
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,557,000 $28
Interest on Debt: $232,000 $4

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[10]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 64 70 30 41 35-39 68 78
2017-2018 65 72 31 42 35-39 69 79
2016-2017 65 72 31 44 30-34 67 79
2015-2016 65 73 31 44 35-39 68 79
2014-2015 62 69 29 40 30-34 66 78
2013-2014 73 82 44 57 45-49 76 86
2012-2013 72 81 43 54 45-49 74 85
2011-2012 69 78 40 51 40-44 71 83
2010-2011 65 73 35 47 41 69 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 72 73 40 51 45-49 75 86
2017-2018 72 73 38 51 40-44 75 86
2016-2017 71 72 37 51 45-49 73 85
2015-2016 71 74 40 52 40-44 74 85
2014-2015 65 67 32 45 30-34 70 83
2013-2014 77 80 52 63 50-54 80 90
2012-2013 77 79 53 63 50-54 80 90
2011-2012 74 76 49 58 50-54 78 88
2010-2011 72 75 49 56 53 79 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 85 79 72 >=80 88 90
2018-2019 83 85 77 69 60-79 80-84 89
2017-2018 86 89 78 77 >=80 85-89 91
2016-2017 79 83 71 64 50-59 80-84 86
2015-2016 77 80 70 63 50-59 75-79 84
2014-2015 77 83 66 58 50-59 70-74 85
2013-2014 76 82 62 61 50-59 80-84 84
2012-2013 73 76 61 56 40-49 70-74 82
2011-2012 75 76 63 61 60-69 85-89 85
2010-2011 76 77 63 65 50-59 >=50 85

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[11]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 51,238 -0.4
2021-2022 51,443 -4.9
2020-2021 53,973 -3.7
2019-2020 55,986 1.3
2018-2019 55,271 1.3
2017-2018 54,573 0.7
2016-2017 54,215 1.7
2015-2016 53,317 0.9
2014-2015 52,834 4.4
2013-2014 50,509 -0.3
2012-2013 50,655 2.7
2011-2012 49,269 3.1
2010-2011 47,735 2.5
2009-2010 46,522 1.2
2008-2009 45,968 0.8
2007-2008 45,581 -1.2
2006-2007 46,113 0.1
2005-2006 46,085 -1.4
2004-2005 46,746 -1.8
2003-2004 47,588 -0.6
2002-2003 47,853 0.8
2001-2002 47,449 -0.3
2000-2001 47,575 -0.9
1999-2000 47,989 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Seattle Public Schools (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.3 8.7
Black 14.5 4.8
Hispanic 13.8 25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.4
Two or More Races 12.6 8.8
White 44.8 49.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[12]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Seattle Public Schools had 3,165.52 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.19.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 50.30
Kindergarten: 296.37
Elementary: 1,482.52
Secondary: 1,336.33
Total: 3,165.52

Seattle Public Schools employed 43.00 district administrators and 202.11 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 43.00
District Administrative Support: 80.81
School Administrators: 202.11
School Administrative Support: 208.34
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 764.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 287.05
Total Guidance Counselors: 118.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 48.75
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 70.24
Librarians/Media Specialists: 68.21
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 311.30
Other Support Services: 1,074.20

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[13]

Seattle Public Schools operates 109 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elementary School318KG-5
Aki Kurose Middle School7726-8
Alan T. Sugiyama High School319-12
Alki Elementary School296PK-5
Arbor Heights Elementary School512PK-5
Bailey Gatzert Elementary School346PK-5
Ballard High School1,5909-12
Beacon Hill International School342KG-5
B F Day Elementary School390PK-5
Bridges Transition127PK-12
Broadview-Thomson K-8 School565PK-8
Bryant Elementary School479KG-5
Cascade Parent Partnership Program213KG-8
Cascadia Elementary474KG-5
Catharine Blaine K-8 School450KG-8
Cedar Park Elementary School243PK-5
Chief Sealth International High School1,2899-12
Cleveland High School Stem9029-12
Concord International School306PK-5
Daniel Bagley Elementary School322KG-5
David T. Denny International Middle School8116-8
Dearborn Park International School323PK-5
Dunlap Elementary School290PK-5
Eckstein Middle School1,0456-8
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School5056-8
Emerson Elementary School328PK-5
Fairmount Park Elementary School428PK-5
Franklin High School1,2229-12
Frantz Coe Elementary School454KG-5
Garfield High School1,6429-12
Gatewood Elementary School372KG-5
Genesee Hill Elementary519KG-5
Graham Hill Elementary School268PK-5
Green Lake Elementary School328PK-5
Greenwood Elementary School337PK-5
Hamilton International Middle School9286-8
Hawthorne Elementary School363PK-5
Hazel Wolf K-8720KG-8
Highland Park Elementary School307PK-5
Ingraham High School1,4529-12
Interagency Detention School176-12
Interagency Open Doors849-12
Interagency Programs1946-12
Jane Addams Middle School8836-8
John Hay Elementary School271KG-5
John Muir Elementary School316KG-5
John Rogers Elementary School257KG-5
John Stanford International School427KG-5
Kimball Elementary School379KG-5
Lafayette Elementary School476PK-5
Laurelhurst Elementary School273KG-5
Lawton Elementary School335KG-5
Leschi Elementary School275KG-5
Licton Springs K-8109PK-8
Lincoln High School1,6539-12
Louisa Boren Stem K-8483PK-8
Lowell Elementary School331PK-5
Loyal Heights Elementary School502KG-5
Madison Middle School9816-8
Madrona K-5 School217KG-5
Magnolia Elementary School319KG-5
Maple Elementary School434KG-5
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School267PK-5
Mcclure Middle School4296-8
Mcdonald International School459KG-5
Mcgilvra Elementary School222KG-5
Mercer International Middle School8626-8
Middle College High School959-12
Montlake Elementary School183KG-5
Nathan Hale High School1,1059-12
North Beach Elementary School344PK-5
Northgate Elementary School209PK-5
Nova High School2859-12
Olympic Hills Elementary School499PK-5
Olympic View Elementary School361KG-5
Orca K-8 School398KG-8
Pathfinder K-8 School465KG-8
Private School Services181PK-12
Queen Anne Elementary205KG-5
Rainier Beach High School8189-12
Rainier View Elementary School239PK-5
Residential Consortium0PK-12
Rising Star Elementary School330PK-5
Robert Eagle Staff Middle School6766-8
Roosevelt High School1,5419-12
Roxhill Elementary School281PK-5
Sacajawea Elementary School216PK-5
Salmon Bay K-8 School657KG-8
Sand Point Elementary185PK-5
Sanislo Elementary School173KG-5
Seattle Skills Center09-12
Seattle World School1796-12
South Shore Pk-8 School602PK-8
Stephen Decatur Elementary School208KG-5
Stevens Elementary School174KG-5
The Center School2459-12
Thornton Creek Elementary School456PK-5
Thurgood Marshall Elementary473PK-5
Tops K-8 School475PK-8
Viewlands Elementary School273PK-5
View Ridge Elementary School302PK-5
Washington Middle School5556-8
Wedgwood Elementary School359KG-5
West Seattle Elementary School381PK-5
West Seattle High School1,3299-12
West Woodland Elementary School395KG-5
Whitman Middle School6796-8
Whittier Elementary School362KG-5
Wing Luke Elementary School281KG-5

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    1. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of Local Officials," accessed July 27, 2021
    2. Washington Constitution, "Article I, Section 34," accessed February 10, 2023
    3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 KOMO News, "King County judge blocks recall petition against school board leader," December 2, 2024 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "novote" defined multiple times with different content
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Seattle Times, "Parents file recall petition against Seattle School Board president," November 13, 2024 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "began" defined multiple times with different content
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    6. 6.0 6.1 Seattle Times, "Seattle School Board chooses new board member, approves plan to return to classrooms," March 24, 2021
    7. Seattle Public Schools, "Board of Directors," accessed March 29, 2021
    8. Seattle Public Schools, "Timeline: Return to In-Person Learning Timeline," accessed March 29, 2021
    9. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    10. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    11. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    12. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    13. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024