Evergreen (Clark)
61 Washington Districts Hit All-Time Lows
For three years, Washington's public schools were clawing their way back. From the COVID trough of 1,091,343 students in 2021-22, enrollment ticked upward: 5,352, then 3,364, then 5,325. The state had...
Six Years Later, 63% of Washington Districts Haven't Recovered
Washington's public schools enrolled 1,146,882 students in 2019-20. That was the peak. Six years and a pandemic later, only 37% of the state's school districts have climbed back to that waterline, and...
141,000 Fewer White Students in 16 Years
In 2010, nearly two out of three students in Washington's public schools were white. By 2026, fewer than half are. The state lost 140,996 white students over those 16 years, a 21.5% decline, and enrol...
Washington Lost 9,099 Students and Three Years of Progress
For three years, Washington's public schools looked like they were healing. Between 2022 and 2025, K-12 enrollment climbed back by 14,041 students, a modest but steady recovery from the 55,539-student...
White Students Now 47% of Washington's Schools
In the fall of 2022, for the first time in recorded history, white students made up less than half of Washington's public school enrollment. The threshold was crossed quietly: 49.9%, a fraction of a p...