Bellingham School District
Bellingham School District is located in northwest Washington. Bellingham School District has 90.77 square miles of land area and 46.63 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bellingham School District population is 103,698. Bellingham School District median household income is $49,247 in 2010-2014. Bellingham School District median house value is $288,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Bellingham School District is much better than the state average in quality.
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Bellingham School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
1306 Dupont St
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6400
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 11,152 | 11,148 | 10,996 | 10,936 | 10,880 | 10,652 | 10,805 |
English Language Learner Students: | 638 | 618 | 592 | 595 | 452 | 570 | 576 |
Total Teachers: | 559.28 | 544.00 | 545.03 | 541.01 | 525.59 | 540.50 | 546.80 |
Prekindergarten: | 6.00 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.04 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Kindergarten: | 45.73 | 35.46 | 40.03 | 22.50 | 20.50 | 15.50 | 15.50 |
Elementary: | 246.96 | 243.48 | 230.90 | 242.31 | 229.29 | 248.80 | 247.80 |
Secondary: | 240.19 | 237.72 | 232.82 | 225.82 | 222.11 | 217.00 | 225.60 |
Ungraded: | 20.40 | 21.84 | 35.28 | 45.34 | 48.69 | 59.20 | 57.90 |
Total Other Staff: | 484.08 | 472.36 | 470.08 | 476.57 | 483.66 | 499.60 | 501.80 |
Instructional Aides: | 85.04 | 73.56 | 76.70 | 83.57 | 85.47 | 85.30 | 85.60 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.96 | 0.71 | 1.10 | 1.40 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 18.30 | 15.80 | 15.90 | 15.89 | 16.40 | 19.10 | 19.10 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 3.95 | 2.46 | 1.99 | 2.31 | 2.48 | 3.70 | 3.70 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 14.35 | 13.34 | 13.91 | 13.58 | 13.92 | 15.40 | 15.40 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 17.70 | 17.20 | 15.80 | 16.35 | 18.50 | 18.90 | 19.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 2.86 | 3.86 | 3.25 | 9.91 | 11.21 | 13.50 | 14.50 |
District Administrators: | 23.84 | 22.95 | 24.95 | 21.00 | 8.75 | 13.70 | 13.70 |
District Administrative Support: | 25.85 | 21.82 | 20.92 | 18.10 | 13.97 | 13.90 | 14.20 |
School Administrators: | 32.00 | 34.30 | 35.80 | 30.25 | 30.25 | 30.20 | 30.20 |
School Administrative Support: | 43.35 | 39.71 | 40.08 | 43.02 | 38.64 | 41.90 | 41.90 |
Student Support Services: | 40.70 | 43.77 | 40.40 | 38.60 | 35.90 | 37.30 | 35.70 |
Other Support Services: | 193.90 | 199.02 | 196.00 | 198.92 | 223.86 | 224.70 | 226.50 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.94 | 20.49 | 20.18 | 20.21 | 20.70 | 19.71 | 19.76 |
Schools
Alderwood Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 3400 Hollywood Ave, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Bellingham High School | Grade 8 to Grade 12 | 2020 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Birchwood Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 3200 Pinewood Ave, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Carl Cozier Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 1330 Lincoln St, Bellingham WA 98229 | |
Columbia Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 2508 Utter St, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Cordata Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 4420 Aldrich Rd, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Fairhaven Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 110 Park Ridge Rd, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Geneva Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 1401 Geneva St, Bellingham WA 98229 | |
Happy Valley Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 1041 24th St, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Home Port Learning Center | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 707 Astor St, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Kulshan Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 1250 Kenoyer Dr, Bellingham WA 98229 | |
Larrabee Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 1409 18th St, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Lowell Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 935 14th St, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Northern Heights Elementary Schl | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 4000 Magrath Rd, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Options High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 2015 Franklin St, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Parkview Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 3033 Coolidge Dr, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Roosevelt Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 2900 Yew St, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Sehome High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 2700 Bill Mcdonald Parkway, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Shuksan Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 2717 Alderwood Ave, Bellingham WA 98225 | |
Silver Beach Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 4101 Academy St, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Squalicum High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 3773 East Mcleod Rd, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Sunnyland Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 2800 James St, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Visions (Seamar Youth Center) | Grade 6 to Grade 12 | 1603 East Illinois St, Bellingham WA 98226 | |
Wade King Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 2155 Yew St Rd, Bellingham WA 98229 | |
Whatcom Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 810 Halleck St, Bellingham WA 98225 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
EOC Test | |||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91.0% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 88.6% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.0% | 89.4% |
HSPE Test | |||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.9% |
MSP Test | |||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 66.5% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.8% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 58.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 61.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 64.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 70.6% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 70.6% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 71.4% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 55.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 56.9% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 59.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 63.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 56.4% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 68.7% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 70.2% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 71.0% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 51.5% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 55.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 53.2% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 69.2% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.6% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61.5% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 66.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 64.9% |
WASL Test | |||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 86.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 44.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 49.4% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 48.9% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 46.3% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 50.8% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 48.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 54.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 50.3% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 51.8% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.4% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 61.5% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 68.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.8% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 59.3% |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 57.9% |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 61.2% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 64.5% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 68.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 69.7% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 69.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 48.8% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 51.5% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 50.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 64.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 65.9% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 67.5% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 39.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 36.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 42.9% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 44.4% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 47.9% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 51.1% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $117,200,000 | $10,658 | $152,872,000 | $13,979 | $122,041,000 | $11,217 | |||
Federal: | $8,254,000 | $751 | 7.0% | $12,327,000 | $1,127 | 8.1% | $10,433,000 | $959 | 8.5% |
State: | $63,721,000 | $5,795 | 54.4% | $61,669,000 | $5,639 | 40.3% | $69,521,000 | $6,390 | 57.0% |
Local: | $45,225,000 | $4,113 | 38.6% | $78,876,000 | $7,213 | 51.6% | $42,087,000 | $3,868 | 34.5% |
Total Expenditures: | $115,074,000 | $10,465 | $160,086,000 | $14,638 | $115,876,000 | $10,650 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $105,308,000 | $9,577 | $103,637,000 | $9,477 | $97,872,000 | $8,996 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $62,860,000 | $5,717 | 59.7% | $64,345,000 | $5,884 | 62.1% | $60,101,000 | $5,524 | 61.4% |
Student and Staff Support: | $13,108,000 | $1,192 | 12.4% | $11,420,000 | $1,044 | 11.0% | $11,456,000 | $1,053 | 11.7% |
Administration: | $12,048,000 | $1,096 | 11.4% | $10,561,000 | $966 | 10.2% | $9,831,000 | $904 | 10.0% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $17,292,000 | $1,573 | 16.4% | $17,311,000 | $1,583 | 16.7% | $16,484,000 | $1,515 | 16.8% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $4,900,000 | $446 | $51,093,000 | $4,672 | $13,080,000 | $1,202 | |||
Construction: | $2,246,000 | $204 | $48,606,000 | $4,445 | $9,714,000 | $893 | |||
Total Other: | $389,000 | $35 | $407,000 | $37 | $390,000 | $36 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $4,477,000 | $407 | $4,949,000 | $453 | $4,534,000 | $417 | |||
Total Salary: | $66,716,000 | $6,067 | $65,881,000 | $6,024 | $63,338,000 | $5,822 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $42,848,000 | $3,897 | 64.2% | $44,289,000 | $4,050 | 67.2% | $42,011,000 | $3,861 | 66.3% |
Other Salary: | $23,868,000 | $2,171 | 35.8% | $21,592,000 | $1,974 | 32.8% | $21,327,000 | $1,960 | 33.7% |
Total Benefit: | $22,029,000 | $2,003 | $20,606,000 | $1,884 | $19,450,000 | $1,788 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $13,713,000 | $1,247 | 62.2% | $13,242,000 | $1,211 | 64.3% | $12,337,000 | $1,134 | 63.4% |
Other Benefit: | $8,316,000 | $756 | 37.8% | $7,364,000 | $673 | 35.7% | $7,113,000 | $654 | 36.6% |
* Bellingham School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.