Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) enrollment
K-12 Enrollment
Including Running Start
Year | October Headcount Enrollment |
---|---|
2022 | 1,077,339 |
2021 | 1,074,262 |
2020 | 1,077,739 |
2019 | 1,115,732 |
2018 | 1,107,127 |
2017 | 1,103,393 |
2016 | 1,092,384 |
2015 | 1,079,434 |
2014 | 1,067,555 |
2013 | 1,055,895 |
2012 | 1,047,953 |
2011 | 1,045,088 |
2010 | 1,045,241 |
2009 | 1,039,664 |
2008 | 1,032,105 |
2007 | 1,026,458 |
2006 | 1,026,530 |
2005 | 1,025,041 |
2004 | 1,017,594 |
2003 | 1,014,192 |
2002 | 1,009,348 |
Compared to Age 5 to 17 Population
- K-12 enrollment usually tracks well with the population age 5 to 17. Moderate variations occur due to trends in the attractiveness of private and/or home schooling.
- The number of school-age children increased an average of 11,300 per year between 2012 and 2022.
- Enrollment increases should moderate as the growth in school-age population is expected to ease after 2023.
- Remote learning policies to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 virus in 2020 resulted in numerous parents enrolling their children in alternative in-person teaching arrangements. As a result, public enrollment declined over the next serveral school years.
Data sources:
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
Last updated
Monday, December 19, 2022