Photos by Susie Fitzhugh

2015-16 May Enrollment Projections

(Post-Open Enrollment)
May 29, 2015
Brent Kroon, Interim Director of Enrollment Planning

Seattle Public Schools Enrollment

53,074
51,988

51,010

49,864

48,496

47,008

45,944

45,574

45,262

45,654

46,200

46,416

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015*
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Growth Rate
3.1%
2.7%

2.0%

2.2%
1.9%

2011

2012

2013
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2014

2015*
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2015-16 Projections
2013-14
Grade(s)
Official

2014-15
Official

2015-16
2015-16
Change*
Initial (Feb) Updated (May)
from
Projections Projections
2014-15

4,893

4,913

5,006

4,833

-80

1-5

22,105

22,613

23,216

23,238

+625

6-8

10,448

10,676

10,921

10,970

+294

9-12

13,564

13,786

14,054

14,033

+247

Total

51,010

51,988

53,197

53,074

+1,086

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Enrollment by Grade
2004-05

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16*

23,238
22,613
22,105
21,070
20,343

14,033
10,676
10,448
10,135
9,986
10,111

4,833

13,786
13,564
13,644
13,552
14,431

14,431

10,970

4,913
4,893
5,015
4,615

1-5

6-8

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2015-16 Regional Growth

*

332
259
208
170

37
3.0%

2.6%

2.1%

0.4%

1.8%

NE

NW

CE

SE

SW

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Schools with Significant Count

*
Changes in 2015-16
Jane Addams MS +155
Hamilton Intl.

Garfield

+112

Dunlap

-59

Washington

-51

+108 Chief Sealth Intl. -38

Lowell

+87

Franklin

-36

K-8 STEM at
Boren

+75

Greenwood

-33

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Capacity
Approximately 50% of all schools will be at or
within 5% of right-size capacity
Nearly all option schools will be at or close to
capacity
Option schools with higher availability: Licton
Springs, The Center School, Cleveland, Nova

High Schools at or near capacity: Ballard, Chief

Sealth Intl., Franklin, Garfield, Ingraham,
Roosevelt
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Summary

Projected 1,086 student growth

2.0% increase from 2014-15
K projection revised downward (-173)
Middle Schools revised slightly upward
Capacity will continue to be a challenge at
many schools

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Next Steps
Enrollment Planning will review data following
year end transition in August
Actual counts occur October 1

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Questions
rmhill1@seattleschools.org
(206) 252-0630

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