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Bellingham, WA
Public School Ratings




Bellingham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Bellingham School District details

Bellingham School District
1306 Dupont St
Bellingham, WA 98225

11,487 Students enrolled in District

25 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Bellingham School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.6% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
52%
50%
41%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alderwood Elementary School
3400 Hollywood Ave
Bellingham, WA, 98225
PK-05
Bellingham Family Partnership Program School
1409 18th St
Bellingham, WA, 98225
KG-12
Bellingham High School
2020 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham, WA, 98225
09-12
Bellingham Re-Engagement Program School
1306 Dupont St
Bellingham, WA, 98225
09-12
Birchwood Elementary School
3200 Pinewood Ave
Bellingham, WA, 98225
PK-05
Carl Cozier Elementary School
1330 Lincoln St
Bellingham, WA, 98229
PK-05
Columbia Elementary School
2508 Utter St
Bellingham, WA, 98225
PK-05
Cordata Elementary School
4420 Aldrich Rd
Bellingham, WA, 98226
PK-05
Fairhaven Middle School
110 Park Ridge Rd
Bellingham, WA, 98225
06-08
Geneva Elementary School
1401 Geneva St
Bellingham, WA, 98229
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.3% 53.3%
Black 1.7% 5.4%
Hispanic 21.4% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 10.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 3.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.2% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 43.2% 49.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,324 $118,596,000 44.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,319 $15,152,000 5.7%
Staff $1,110 $12,752,000 4.8%
General Administration $105 $1,202,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,082 $12,432,000 4.7%
Operation $1,340 $15,397,000 5.8%
Transportation $414 $4,752,000 1.8%
Other $503 $5,774,000 2.2%
Total Support $5,873 $67,461,000 25.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,007 $80,495,000 30.2%
Total Expenditures $23,205 $266,552,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,824 $10,764,786,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $1,520,446,000 6.7%
Staff $1,197 $1,311,743,000 5.8%
General Administration $173 $189,960,000 0.8%
School Administration $990 $1,085,309,000 4.8%
Operation $1,353 $1,482,398,000 6.5%
Transportation $630 $690,492,000 3.0%
Other $808 $884,903,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,539 $7,165,251,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,398 $4,818,542,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $20,761 $22,748,579,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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