About Bellingham School District
Bellingham School District is a public school system serving Whatcom County, Washington, based in Bellingham. It serves 11,337 students across 25 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #28 largest of Washington’s 324 school systems.
Size and structure
Bellingham School District enrolls 11,337 students in 25 schools — an average of about 453 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #28 of 324 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Bellingham School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (11,337 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Bellingham School District employs about 652 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.4:1 — below the Washington average of about 17.9:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 1,331.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Washington funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Bellingham School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Washington publishes the Washington State Report Card, reporting assessment results, graduation, growth, discipline and per-pupil finances, with schools identified for support through the Washington School Improvement Framework. Look up Bellingham School District on the Washington State Report Card.
Accreditation status
Washington does not require accreditation of its public districts; the State Board of Education approves schools against basic-education standards, while accreditation is voluntary through Cognia or an Educational Service District. Look up Bellingham School District in the free Cognia registry.
Bellingham School District vs. Washington
See every Washington district side by side in the Washington directory.
Look up Bellingham School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):