Seattle Public Schools
public school system of Seattle, Washington
Seattle Public Schools is the largest public school district in the state of Washington. The school district serves almost all of Seattle. Additionally it includes sections of Boulevard Park and Tukwila. As of the 2023-2024 academic year, 104 schools are operated by the district, which serve 49,226 students throughout the city.
Governance
The board of directors for Seattle Public Schools is an elected body representing seven geographical regions, known as Districts, within the City of Seattle. The length of the term is four years. Board meetings are generally held twice monthly. For the 2019–2020 school year (until COVID-19 disruptions), board meetings were scheduled for the first and third Wednesdays of each month, at 4:15 p.m., with some exceptions. Its headquarters are in the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence.
History
Thomas E. Peiser photographed a 1905 historical marker commemorating the site of Seattle's first school.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3236113. VIAF identifies the subject as 126706976. The Library of Congress control number is n83074585. Authority coordinates are 47.581, -122.331. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023, 2024, 2019 and 2020.
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