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Bellingham School District

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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.

Ranking:	High School: (36 out of 238, top 15%) Elementary/Middle School: (36 out of 274, top 13%)* Rank: #52
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	25
Population	103,698 (2010-2014), rank #17
Population Growth	4.25% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	754.73/sq mi, rank #36
Median Household Income:	$49,247 at 2010-2014—18.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #156
Median House Price:	$288,400 at 2010-2014—-5.97% increase since 2005-2009, rank #48
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	90.77 sq mi, rank #193
Water Area:	46.63 sq mi (33.94%), rank #26
State:	Washington
County:	Whatcom County
City:	Bellingham, Ferndale, Geneva, Marietta-Alderwood, Sudden Valley, Sedro Woolley, Lummi Island
Zip:	98226, 98225, 98229, 98248, 98284, 98262
Area:	Bellingham, WA

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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%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.