Goal 1: Prepare all students to be college and career ready

We have 42 schools and academies.

• 28 elementary schools
• 6 middle schools
• 4 high schools
• 3 academies
• 1 early learning center

We serve 27,337 students.  

We are proud of our diversity. 

Student Demographics

• 51.8% of our students are male
• 48.2% of our students are female
• 21.3% of our students are learning the English language
• 12.6% of our students have disabilities

Student Race/Ethnicity

• 31.5% of our students are White
• 22.9% of our students are Hispanic/Latino of any race(s)
• 20.3% of our students are Asian
• 12.6% of our students are Black/African American
• 9.7% of our students are two or more races
• 2.6% of our students are Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander
• 0.3% of our students are American Indian/Alaskan Native 

Our families speak more than 130 languages. 

Top Five Languages

1. English
2. Spanish
3. Vietnamese
4. Russian/Ukrainian
5. Punjabi

Graduation Rates

• Class of 2020 Four-Year Graduation Rate: 87.8%
• Class of 2019 Four-Year Graduation Rate: 84.0%
• Class of 2018 Four-Year Graduation Rate: 83.7%
• Class of 2017 Four-Year Graduation Rate: 79.3%
• Class of 2016 Four-Year Graduation Rate: 78.8%

Goal 2: Engage in two-way communication

• We have more than 5,000 volunteers serving our students and staff each year.
• We have more than 600 partnerships with community and faith-based organizations and businesses supporting students and families in our district.

We serve approximately 19,000 families in roughly 72 square miles.

• Auburn
• Black Diamond
• Covington
• Kent
• Maple Valley
• Renton
• SeaTac
• Unincorporated King County

Goal 3: Create effective organizational systems

We operate a $597,479,746 budget, $419 million of which is in the General Fund.

Laptop to Student Ratio

• Grades K-6 have a 1:1 ratio.
• Grades 7-11 have a 1:1 ratio.
• Grade 12 has a 1:1 ratio.

Goal 4: Develop, retain a diverse, premier workforce

Student to Teacher Ratios

Extra assistance is available to teachers when enrollment exceeds target class sizes.

• 1 teacher to 23 students in grades K-3
• 1 teacher to 27 students in grades 4-6
• 1 teacher to 30 students in grades 7-8
• 1 teacher to 32 students grades 9-12

More Information Available on the OSPI Website

Most of this information is taken from our district's 2019-2020 OSPI Washington State Report Card and will be updated as soon as it is released each year.