District Information

Our mission is Successfully Preparing All Students for Their Futures.

The beliefs, commitments, and measures defined in the Strategic Plan guide the direction of our district centered in four goal areas.

Goal 1

Preparing Students to be Global Citizens

Goal 2

Expanding Student, Family, and Community Partnerships

Goal 3

Building Equitable Systems and School Environments

Goal 4

Investing in a Diverse Workforce and Inclusive Workplace Cultures 

Learn more about our strategic plan

We serve 25,752* students at 44 schools and academies.

29 Elementary Schools

Grades K-5

7 Middle Schools

Grades 6-8

4 High Schools

Grades 9-12

4 Academies & Pogroms

Grades 3 and up

Learn more about our schools

We serve approximately 16,000 families in roughly 72 square miles encompassing Auburn, Black Diamond, Covington, Kent, Maple Valley, Renton, SeaTac, and unincorporated King County

We are proud of our diversity.

Student Demographics*

  • 51.4% of our students are male

  • 48.4% of our students are female

  • 0.2% of our students are gender X

  • 28.5% of our students are learning the English language

  • 14.3% of our students have disabilities

Student Race/Ethnicity*

  • 27.6% of our students are White

  • 23.9% of our students are Hispanic/Latino of any race(s)

  • 22.5% of our students are Asian

  • 12.8% of our students are Black/African American

  • 9.5% of our students are two or more races

  • 3.4% of our students are Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander

  • 0.3% of our students are American Indian/Alaskan Native 

Our families speak more than 130 languages. 

After English, the top languages are:

2

Spanish

3

Dari

4

Punjabi

4

Vietnamese

Four-Year Graduation Rates

  • Class of 2024: 88.8%

  • Class of 2023: 90.7%

  • Class of 2022: 89.0%

  • Class of 2021: 86.2%

  • Class of 2020: 87.8%

  • Class of 2019: 84.0%

  • Class of 2018: 83.7%

  • Class of 2017: 79.3%

  • Class of 2016: 78.8%

Student to Teacher Ratios

Extra assistance is available to teachers when enrollment exceeds target class sizes.

Grades K-3

1 teacher to 23 students

Grades 4-6

1 teacher to 27 students

Grades 7-8

1 teacher to 30 students

Grades 9-12

1 teacher to 32 students

We are a one-to-one district.

Our laptop to student ratio for all grade levels is 1:1.

Learn more about our technology

*Data was pulled from the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) 2023-2024 Report Card for Kent School District in December 2024.