Schools & Education — Bellingham, Washington

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma8371%
Bachelor's Degree16494%
Master's Degree7631%
Doctorate2219%

Public Schools (34)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Whatcom Co Detention Center8-125
Intergenerational High School9-1269
Alderwood Elementary School-1-5291
Bellingham High School9-121,218
Birchwood Elementary School-1-5369
Carl Cozier Elementary School-1-5321
Columbia Elementary School-1-5231
Fairhaven Middle School6-8597
Geneva Elementary School-1-5432
Happy Valley Elementary School-1-5456
Lowell Elementary School-1-5303
Parkview Elementary School-1-5399
Roosevelt Elementary School-1-5374
Sehome High School9-121,163
Shuksan Middle School6-8579
Silver Beach Elementary School-1-5349
Sunnyland Elementary School-1-5316
Whatcom Middle School6-8600
Options High School9-12188
Kulshan Middle School6-8623

Private Schools (13)

School
ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
CEDAR TREE MONTESSORI
ALGER LEARNING CENTER- INC.
CASCADES MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL
THE FRANKLIN ACADEMY
BLUE HERON MONTESSORI SCHOOL
THE ROBERT WILLIAMS SCHOOL OF ARTS SCIENCES
ACTON ACADEMY OF WHATCOM
WHATCOM HILLS WALDORF SCHOOL
MONTESSORI AT SAMISH WOODS

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Bellingham Technical College4
Western Washington University4
Whatcom Community College4
Northwest Indian College4

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Western Washington University93%N/A$9,582$62,569
Whatcom Community CollegeN/AN/A$5,115$44,092
Bellingham Technical CollegeN/AN/A$4,431$49,748
Northwest Indian CollegeN/AN/A$4,365$35,447
Zorganics Institute of Beauty and WellnessN/AN/AN/AN/A

District Summary

Total Enrollment12,864
Total Teachers754
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch39.9%
Charter Schools1
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.