Kent School District Facts
Total KSD Population: 30,689 Students and Staff
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There are 28 elementary schools in the Kent School District.
Grades K-3 have a target classroom size of 25 students, and cannot exceed 29. Grades 4-6 have a target classroom size of 29 students, and cannot exceed 32. Extra assistance is available to teachers when enrollment exceeds target class sizes.
There are 6 middle schools in the Kent School District.
Grades 7-8 have a daily target load of 145 students per teacher. When class load limits are surpassed, additional assistance is provided through guest-teacher support. One of our KSD middle schools features a tech academy dedicated to transforming education through technology.
There are 4 high schools in the Kent School District.
Grades 9-12 have a daily target load of 155 students per teacher. When class load limits are surpassed, additional assistance is provided through guest-teacher support. One of our KSD high schools features a tech academy dedicated to transforming education through technology.
There are 3 academy schools in the Kent School District.
These unique schools are a blend of multiple grade levels in one learning environment. Some academies have grades 3-12, some only secondary students. Academy schools assist students with general education and credit retrieval. Our newest academy gives students who have dropped out a second chance to earn a high school diploma or GED.
Laptop:Student Ratio
Each fall, Kent School District’s secondary schools work in conjunction with the IT department to deploy laptops to each student in the One-to-One Laptop Initiative. In the fall of 2012, over 9000 laptops were distributed over the course of just a few weeks. Kent voter-approved technology levies have funded 100% of the laptop purchases, as well as many other important initiatives. The Kent School District views the use of electronic resources as central to the delivery of its educational program and expects that all students will use electronic resources as an essential part of their learning experiences.
Grades 7-10 have a 1:1 ratio.
Grades 11-12 have a 1.8:1 ratio.
Basic District Statistics
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| Percent of ESEA Highly Qualified Teachers | 99.5% |
Average Years of Teacher Experience
| 11.1 |
Percent of Teachers with a Master’s Degree
| 67.7% |
Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the District
| 1,664
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Languages Spoken by KSD Families
| 138 |
Percent of Students Enrolled in Free or Reduced Lunch
| 51.9%
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Percent of Students Learning the English Language
| 14.1%
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Percent of Students with Special Needs
| 12.9%
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Student Enrollment and Demographics
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The Kent School District encompasses approximately 71 square miles. This includes a large area of Kent, a significant portion of unincorporated King County, all of Covington, and portions of Auburn, Black Diamond, Maple Valley, Renton, and SeaTac. Because the Kent School District expands to include so many different communities, the population of students and staff reflect that diversity.
Ten Years of Change
Over the past ten years, the Kent School District has seen increased enrollment as well as a shift in student population demographics.
2001-2002
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| 2011-2012
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Student Enrollment:
| 26,670
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| Student Enrollment
| 26,975
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Male:
| 51.6%
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| Male:
| 52.2%
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Female:
| 48.3%
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| Female:
| 47.8%
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Caucasian:
| 68.7%
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| Caucasian:
| 41.4%
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Asian/Pacific Islander:
| 13.6%
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| Asian/Pacific Islander:
| 19.1%
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African American:
| 9.5%
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| African American:
| 12.1%
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Hispanic
| 6.8%
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| Hispanic:
| 18.6%
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American Indian:
| 1.2%
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| American Indian:
| 0.7%
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 | Kent School District is the recipient of the Best of the Web 2011 award and an 2012 Honorable Mention award from The Center for Digital Education in the category K-12 District Education Website. The district web site was judged in several categories including uniqueness, innovation, accessibility, functionality and security.
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 | Kent School District was selected as a Board of Distinction at the 2011 Washington State School Directors’ Association conference on November 18. The Board of Distinction honors school boards that demonstrate effective use of the Washington School Board Standards which lead to high levels of student and district performance.
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 | The Kent School District was chosen to become one of five new “signature” districts to participate Project Red’s One-to-One technology implementation program. Project RED (“Revolutionizing EDucation”) is an organization whose purpose is to research the costs and impact of technology implementations in K-12 schools.
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| Microsoft has designated the Kent School District as an International Technology Best Practices Visitation Site. As a result of this designation, KSD has hosted the Prime Minister of India and his cabinet members, as well as 23 superintendents and Chief Technology Officers from the Netherlands to demonstrate our use of technology and programs. |
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| 2011 Washington Achievement Award recipients included Kent-Meridian High School, Kent Mountain View Academy, Kent Elementary, Neely-O’Brien Elementary, Sawyer Woods Elementary, and Mattson Middle School. The Washington Achievement Award celebrates schools for overall excellence, as well as special recognitions. |
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| 2011 Innovative School Award recipients included Kent Phoenix Academy and Kent Mountain View Academy. This award recognizes the implementation of inventive and exciting school models that make it possible for students to earn their high school diplomas. |
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| 2011 School of Distinction Award recipients included Jenkins Creek Elementary and Martin Sortun Elementary. This award recognizes schools that are performing at least at the state average in each grade level measured in their school on reading and math assessments. The top five percent of schools are designated as Schools of Distinction. |
