Homeless students in Washington state

Data: Homeless students in Washington school districts

Spokane-area school districts Largest Washington school districts All Washington school districts

These tables contain information about students and homelessness from Washington's Office of the Superintendent of Public information for the 2007-08 school year, the most recent data available.

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Homeless: Living in a place with no legal right to occupy, in an emergency shelter or in a temporary housing program.

Doubled up: Living with other people, such as family members or friends.

Unsheltered: Living in a car or on the streets.

Spokane-area school districts

School District	Homeless Students	In Shelters	Doubled Up	Unsheltered	In Motels	Enrollment	Homeless % Of Enrollment
Central Valley	332	53	264	5	10	12,483	2.66%
Cheney	20	6	13	0	1	3,877	0.52%
Chewela	31	0	26	3	2	1,034	3.00%
Cusick	1	0	1	0	0	296	0.34%
Deer Park	28	0	24	4	0	2,541	1.10%
East Valley (Spokane)	106	18	76	3	9	4,182	2.53%
Freeman	8	0	8	0	0	976	0.82%
Great Northern	0	0	0	0	0	49	0.00%
Liberty	0	0	0	0	0	469	0.00%
Loon Lake	5	0	0	0	5	277	1.81%
Mary Walker	8	0	6	2	0	569	1.41%
Mead	73	20	46	7	0	9,295	0.79%
Medical Lake	9	1	3	5	0	2,151	0.42%
Newport	44	1	28	10	5	1,159	3.80%
Nine Mile Falls	2	2	0	0	0	1,723	0.12%
Oakesdale	2	0	2	0	0	116	1.72%
Orchard Prairie	0	0	0	0	0	79	0.00%
Reardan-Edwall	9	0	9	0	0	685	1.31%
Riverside	20	2	15	3	0	1,671	1.20%
Rosalia	0	0	0	0	0	225	0.00%
Spokane	1006	392	513	54	47	29,701	3.39%
Sprague	8	3	5	0	0	84	9.52%
St. John	0	0	0	0	0	189	0.00%
Tekoa	0	0	0	0	0	212	0.00%
Valley	9	0	8	0	1	912	0.99%
Wellpinit	68	0	68	0	0	641	10.61%
TOTAL	1789	498	1115	96	80	75596

Largest Washington districts (by enrollment)

School District	Homeless Students	In Shelters	Doubled Up	Unsheltered	In Motels	Enrollment	Homeless % Of Enrollment
Seattle	930	806	86	0	38	45,968	2.02%
Spokane	1006	392	513	54	47	29,701	3.39%
Tacoma	1093	536	481	25	51	29,500	3.71%
Kent	425	98	296	3	28	27,444	1.55%
Evergreen (Clark)	309	118	169	0	22	26,100	1.18%
Lake Washington	126	101	23	1	1	23,937	0.53%
Vancouver	423	311	92	9	11	22,622	1.87%
Federal Way	301	82	183	5	31	22,440	1.34%
Puyallup	178	3	166	2	7	21,677	0.82%
Edmonds	281	65	161	16	39	20,743	1.35%
Northshore	149	28	112	2	7	19,818	0.75%
Everett	458	168	214	0	76	19,084	2.40%
Bethel	295	7	252	32	4	18,032	1.64%
Highline	547	115	335	24	73	17,549	3.12%
Bellevue	100	51	44	2	3	17,249	0.58%
Issaquah	104	30	61	2	11	16,696	0.62%
Kennewick	176	105	65	0	6	15,413	1.14%
Auburn	227	58	136	10	23	14,936	1.52%
Yakima	261	153	84	7	17	14,570	1.79%
TOTAL	7389	3227	3473	194	495	423479

All Washington school districts

School District	Homeless Students	In Shelters	Doubled Up	Unsheltered	In Motels	Enrollment	Homeless % Of Enrollment
Tacoma	1093	536	481	25	51	29,500	3.71%
Spokane	1006	392	513	54	47	29,701	3.39%
Seattle	930	806	86	0	38	45,968	2.02%
Highline	547	115	335	24	73	17,549	3.12%
Wenatchee	503	163	266	43	31	7,728	6.51%
Everett	458	168	214	0	76	19,084	2.40%
Kent	425	98	296	3	28	27,444	1.55%
Vancouver	423	311	92	9	11	22,622	1.87%
Shelton	417	56	218	140	3	4,264	9.78%
Bellingham	364	105	177	6	76	10,652	3.42%
Central Valley	332	53	264	5	10	12,483	2.66%
Clover Park	317	90	188	12	27	12,242	2.59%
Evergreen (Clark)	309	118	169	0	22	26,100	1.18%
Federal Way	301	82	183	5	31	22,440	1.34%
Centralia	296	36	200	22	38	3,486	8.49%
Bethel	295	7	252	32	4	18,032	1.64%
Edmonds	281	65	161	16	39	20,743	1.35%
Aberdeen	274	60	175	7	32	3,459	7.92%
Yakima	261	153	84	7	17	14,570	1.79%
Renton	247	45	176	7	19	14,024	1.76%
Pasco	240	27	200	1	12	13,865	1.73%
Olympia	239	75	75	75	14	9,435	2.53%
Clarkston	230	42	154	11	23	2,700	8.52%
Auburn	227	58	136	10	23	14,936	1.52%
North Thurston	219	8	188	11	12	14,025	1.56%
Sumner	215	26	172	11	6	8,297	2.59%
Sedro-Woolley	201	27	141	28	5	4,422	4.55%
Tumwater	201	50	98	25	28	6,274	3.20%
Chehalis	196	11	164	5	16	2,935	6.68%
Oak Harbor	187	36	137	8	6	5,691	3.29%
West Valley (Spokane)	186	26	156	1	3	3,823	4.87%
Puyallup	178	3	166	2	7	21,677	0.82%
Kennewick	176	105	65	0	6	15,413	1.14%
Mukilteo	163	70	62	11	20	14,454	1.13%
Royal	150	0	94	55	1	1,406	10.67%
Northshore	149	28	112	2	7	19,818	0.75%
Marysville	140	57	69	2	12	11,923	1.17%
Longview	134	67	51	0	16	7,271	1.84%
Prosser	134	2	127	1	4	2,879	4.65%
Lake Washington	126	101	23	1	1	23,937	0.53%
Burlington-Edison	122	49	52	16	5	4,031	3.03%
Mount Vernon	122	25	73	0	24	6,166	1.98%
Eastmont	113	45	51	7	10	5,482	2.06%
North Kitsap	112	9	98	5	0	6,763	1.66%
Central Kitsa	108	22	73	0	13	11,886	0.91%
East Valley (Spokane)	106	18	76	3	9	4,182	2.53%
Othello	105	0	105	0	0	3,526	2.98%
Issaquah	104	30	61	2	11	16,696	0.62%
Mount Adams	101	5	88	5	3	951	10.62%
Bellevue	100	51	44	2	3	17,249	0.58%
South Kitsap	99	14	68	12	5	10,315	0.96%
Rochester	93	2	84	7	0	2,300	4.04%
Granite Falls	88	10	74	3	1	2,295	3.83%
Snohomish	88	7	77	0	4	9,770	0.90%
Hoquiam	87	12	42	0	33	1,980	4.39%
Walla Walla	87	48	33	4	2	6,186	1.41%
Franklin Pierce	86	28	34	8	16	7,801	1.10%
Ferndale	85	6	66	0	13	5,363	1.58%
Mabton	85	0	85	0	0	928	9.16%
Shoreline	80	27	40	4	9	9,168	0.87%
Coupeville	79	8	61	3	7	1,112	7.10%
Peninsula	77	24	39	13	1	9,443	0.82%
Battle Ground	76	26	44	6	0	13,268	0.57%
Lynden	74	12	54	4	4	2,846	2.60%
Lake Stevens	73	20	47	1	5	7,745	0.94%
Mead	73	20	46	7	0	9,295	0.79%
Blaine	70	23	26	12	9	2,204	3.18%
Monroe	68	12	49	0	7	8,143	0.84%
Moses Lake	68	16	44	0	8	7,652	0.89%
Sunnyside	68	4	61	3	0	5,948	1.14%
Wellpinit	68	0	68	0	0	641	10.61%
Elma	67	3	61	2	1	1,779	3.77%
Taholah	65	0	65	0	0	201	32.34%
Toledo	64	0	64	0	0	959	6.67%
Fife	60	8	49	0	3	3,554	1.69%
South Whidbey	59	0	56	3	0	1,909	3.09%
Granger	58	0	58	0	0	1,482	3.91%
Stanwood-Camano	58	21	33	4	0	5,362	1.08%
Ocosta	57	0	33	3	21	669	8.52%
Soap Lake	54	0	22	20	12	507	10.65%
Adna	52	3	49	0	0	606	8.58%
Columbia (Walla Walla)	52	2	48	2	0	925	5.62%
Wapato	49	2	45	0	2	3,374	1.45%
Wahluke	48	13	35	0	0	1,992	2.41%
Goldendale	47	9	35	0	3	1,069	4.40%
Tahoma	47	8	10	28	1	7,377	0.64%
Tukwila	47	37	3	0	7	2,822	1.67%
Winlock	47	4	31	12	0	738	6.37%
Lake Quinault	46	27	18	1	0	225	20.44%
Lakewood	46	10	12	9	15	2,553	1.80%
Ephrata	45	0	39	3	3	2,295	1.96%
Newport	44	1	28	10	5	1,159	3.80%
Selkirk	43	0	37	2	4	318	13.52%
White Pass	43	0	36	6	1	438	9.82%
East Valley (Yakima)	42	0	41	1	0	2,783	1.51%
Omak	40	1	36	0	3	1,754	2.28%
Quillayute Valley	40	9	31	0	0	2,799	1.43%
White Salmon Valley	39	5	34	0	0	1,229	3.17%
Concrete	38	0	20	17	1	739	5.14%
Port Angeles	38	36	2	0	0	4,221	0.90%
White River	38	7	23	8	0	4,329	0.88%
Anacortes	37	3	27	5	2	2,852	1.30%
Riverview	36	6	30	0	0	3,199	1.13%
Highland	35	6	23	6	0	1,141	3.07%
Warden	35	0	35	0	0	974	3.59%
Camas	34	14	18	2	0	5,734	0.59%
Mount Baker	34	8	15	4	7	2,185	1.56%
Selah	34	10	13	5	6	3,367	1.01%
Toppenish	33	5	20	0	8	3,447	0.96%
University Place	33	6	25	2	0	5,439	0.61%
Asotin-Anatone	32	2	29	1	0	602	5.32%
Bremerton	31	10	19	1	1	5,061	0.61%
Chewela	31	0	26	3	2	1,034	3.00%
Nooksack	31	9	20	0	2	1,664	1.86%
Richland	31	9	20	0	2	10,599	0.29%
Arlington	30	23	1	0	6	5,569	0.54%
Okanogan	30	0	28	0	2	1,083	2.77%
Oroville	30	0	30	0	0	630	4.76%
Onalaska	29	0	26	3	0	878	3.30%
Deer Park	28	0	24	4	0	2,541	1.10%
Morton	28	1	27	0	0	363	7.71%
Sequim	28	5	18	0	5	2,982	0.94%
Sultan	26	10	16	0	0	2,135	1.22%
North Beach	25	1	18	0	6	673	3.71%
Kelso	24	10	13	0	1	5,185	0.46%
Mossyrock	24	0	24	0	0	635	3.78%
North Franklin	24	0	24	0	0	1,925	1.25%
Washougal	24	3	21	0	0	3,035	0.79%
Colville	22	2	11	4	5	2,035	1.08%
Ellensburg	22	0	18	1	3	3,104	0.71%
Hood Canal	22	0	12	9	1	303	7.26%
Meridian	22	5	15	0	2	1,873	1.17%
Cheney	20	6	13	0	1	3,877	0.52%
Riverside	20	2	15	3	0	1,671	1.20%
Ocean Beach	18	0	18	0	0	942	1.91%
Tenino	18	5	11	2	0	1,321	1.36%
Quincy	17	1	15	0	1	2,476	0.69%
Waterville	17	0	17	0	0	299	5.69%
College Place	16	6	10	0	0	745	2.15%
South Bend	16	10	5	0	1	554	2.89%
Yelm	16	6	10	0	0	5,560	0.29%
Lyle	15	0	13	2	0	335	4.48%
Pe Ell	15	0	15	0	0	309	4.85%
Rainier	15	13	2	0	0	1,803	0.83%
Manson	14	0	14	0	0	606	2.31%
Bridgeport	13	0	13	0	0	775	1.68%
Enumclaw	13	0	11	0	2	4,536	0.29%
Orting	13	3	10	0	0	2,267	0.57%
Queets-Clearwater	13	0	13	0	0	30	43.33%
Boistfort	12	0	8	2	2	74	16.22%
North Mason	12	1	8	1	2	2,294	0.52%
Port Townsend	12	1	11	0	0	1,504	0.80%
Castle Rock	11	4	7	0	0	1,378	0.80%
Grand Coulee Dam	11	0	11	0	0	698	1.58%
Mill A	11	0	10	0	1	57	19.30%
Davenport	10	0	10	0	0	574	1.74%
Methow Valley	10	0	10	0	0	554	1.81%
Tonasket	10	0	4	6	0	1,078	0.93%
Medical Lake	9	1	3	5	0	2,151	0.42%
Raymond	9	0	9	0	0	548	1.64%
Reardan-Edwall	9	0	9	0	0	685	1.31%
Ridgefield	9	6	3	0	0	2,149	0.42%
Valley	9	0	8	0	1	912	0.99%
Wahkiakum	9	1	8	0	0	472	1.91%
Cle Elum-Roslyn	8	6	2	0	0	948	0.84%
Creston	8	0	8	0	0	117	6.84%
Freeman	8	0	8	0	0	976	0.82%
Hockinson	8	0	8	0	0	2,039	0.39%
Kettle Falls	8	0	8	0	0	803	1.00%
Mary Walker	8	0	6	2	0	569	1.41%
Mercer Island	8	0	8	0	0	4,117	0.19%
Montesano	8	0	4	0	4	1,316	0.61%
Northport	8	0	6	2	0	279	2.87%
Pateros	8	0	8	0	0	283	2.83%
Sprague	8	3	5	0	0	84	9.52%
Dayton	7	0	7	0	0	514	1.36%
Eatonville	7	0	7	0	0	2,043	0.34%
Lake Chelan	7	0	6	1	0	1,400	0.50%
Mary M Knight	7	2	5	0	0	180	3.89%
Nespelem	7	0	7	0	0	148	4.73%
Orondo	7	0	7	0	0	202	3.47%
Brewster	6	0	6	0	0	878	0.68%
Dixie	6	0	6	0	0	22	27.27%
Glenwood	6	4	1	1	0	59	10.17%
Mansfield	6	0	6	0	0	80	7.50%
Pullman	6	3	3	0	0	2,372	0.25%
Vashon Island	6	0	6	0	0	1,553	0.39%
West Valley (Yakima)	6	1	5	0	0	4,941	0.12%
Carbonado	5	0	5	0	0	174	2.87%
Cashmere	5	0	5	0	0	1,504	0.33%
Darrington	5	0	2	3	0	481	1.04%
Griffin	5	0	5	0	0	637	0.78%
Loon Lake	5	0	0	0	5	277	1.81%
Odessa	5	0	5	0	0	221	2.26%
Quilcene	5	0	3	0	2	237	2.11%
Snoqualmie Valley	5	0	4	0	1	5,915	0.08%
Willapa Valley	5	0	5	0	0	324	1.54%
Cascade	4	0	4	0	0	1,247	0.32%
Colfax	4	1	3	0	0	676	0.59%
Finley	4	1	2	1	0	981	0.41%
Index	4	0	4	0	0	23	17.39%
McCleary	4	0	2	0	2	268	1.49%
Pioneer	4	1	3	0	0	765	0.52%
Pomeroy	4	0	4	0	0	331	1.21%
Stevenson-Carson	4	1	1	2	0	1,127	0.35%
Wilbur	4	0	4	0	0	245	1.63%
Wilson Creek	4	0	4	0	0	126	3.17%
Zillah	4	0	4	0	0	1,346	0.30%
Chimacum	3	0	3	0	0	1,129	0.27%
Crescent	3	0	3	0	0	238	1.26%
Dieringer	3	0	3	0	0	1,278	0.23%
Grandview	3	0	3	0	0	3,467	0.09%
Kiona-Benton City	3	0	3	0	0	1,528	0.20%
Ritzville	3	0	3	0	0	355	0.85%
Skykomish	3	0	2	1	0	66	4.55%
Trout Lake	3	0	1	2	0	169	1.78%
Union Gap	3	0	2	0	1	613	0.49%
Waitsburg	3	0	3	0	0	344	0.87%
Woodland	3	1	0	2	0	2,247	0.13%
Brinnon	2	0	1	1	0	31	6.45%
Columbia (Stevens)	2	0	2	0	0	195	1.03%
Conway	2	0	2	0	0	442	0.45%
Easton	2	0	2	0	0	89	2.25%
Inchelium	2	0	0	2	0	209	0.96%
Kalama	2	2	0	0	0	1,009	0.20%
Lopez	2	0	1	1	0	224	0.89%
Mount Pleasant	2	2	0	0	0	39	5.13%
Napavine	2	0	0	0	2	776	0.26%
Naselle-Grays Riv. Val.	2	0	2	0	0	418	0.48%
Nine Mile Falls	2	2	0	0	0	1,723	0.12%
Oakesdale	2	0	2	0	0	116	1.72%
Republic	2	0	2	0	0	400	0.50%
Southside	2	2	0	0	0	233	0.86%
Almira	1	0	1	0	0	99	1.01%
Cape Flattery	1	0	1	0	0	455	0.22%
Cosmopolis	1	0	1	0	0	177	0.56%
Curlew	1	0	1	0	0	233	0.43%
Cusick	1	0	1	0	0	296	0.34%
Kittitas	1	0	1	0	0	1,044	0.10%
Naches Valley	1	0	1	0	0	1,509	0.07%
Onion Creek	1	0	1	0	0	27	3.70%
Palouse	1	0	1	0	0	204	0.49%
Steilacoom Historical	1	1	0	0	0	5,435	0.02%
Toutle Lake	1	0	1	0	0	625	0.16%
Washtucna	1	1	0	0	0	63	1.59%
Wishkah Valley	1	1	0	0	0	146	0.68%
Bainbridge Island	0	0	0	0	0	4,015	0.00%
Benge	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00%
Bickleton	0	0	0	0	0	103	0.00%
Centerville	0	0	0	0	0	81	0.00%
Colton	0	0	0	0	0	190	0.00%
Coulee-Hartline	0	0	0	0	0	142	0.00%
Damman	0	0	0	0	0	31	0.00%
Endicott	0	0	0	0	0	72	0.00%
Entiat	0	0	0	0	0	365	0.00%
Evaline	0	0	0	0	0	42	0.00%
Evergreen (Stevens)	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00%
Garfield	0	0	0	0	0	98	0.00%
Grapeview	0	0	0	0	0	198	0.00%
Great Northern	0	0	0	0	0	49	0.00%
Green Mountain	0	0	0	0	0	121	0.00%
Harrington	0	0	0	0	0	126	0.00%
Kahlotus	0	0	0	0	0	63	0.00%
Keller	0	0	0	0	0	35	0.00%
Klickitat	0	0	0	0	0	120	0.00%
La Center	0	0	0	0	0	1,550	0.00%
LaConner	0	0	0	0	0	644	0.00%
LaCrosse	0	0	0	0	0	123	0.00%
Lamont	0	0	0	0	0	32	0.00%
Liberty	0	0	0	0	0	469	0.00%
Lind	0	0	0	0	0	212	0.00%
North River	0	0	0	0	0	57	0.00%
Oakville	0	0	0	0	0	297	0.00%
Orcas Island	0	0	0	0	0	476	0.00%
Orchard Prairie	0	0	0	0	0	79	0.00%
Orient	0	0	0	0	0	175	0.00%
Palisades	0	0	0	0	0	27	0.00%
Paterson	0	0	0	0	0	95	0.00%
Prescott	0	0	0	0	0	241	0.00%
Roosevelt	0	0	0	0	0	23	0.00%
Rosalia	0	0	0	0	0	225	0.00%
San Juan Island	0	0	0	0	0	919	0.00%
Satsop	0	0	0	0	0	52	0.00%
Shaw Island	0	0	0	0	0	17	0.00%
Skamania	0	0	0	0	0	71	0.00%
St. John	0	0	0	0	0	189	0.00%
Star	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.00%
Starbuck	0	0	0	0	0	27	0.00%
Stehekin	0	0	0	0	0	18	0.00%
Steptoe	0	0	0	0	0	37	0.00%
Summit Valley	0	0	0	0	0	82	0.00%
Tekoa	0	0	0	0	0	212	0.00%
Thorp	0	0	0	0	0	162	0.00%
Touchet	0	0	0	0	0	321	0.00%
Wishram	0	0	0	0	0	70	0.00%
TOTAL	18670	5306	11069	1027	1268	1,037,509

Credits: Jody Lawrence-Turner, Nancy Malone, Andrew Zahler, Ryan Pitts

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