District Profile
Ϻ has approximately 12,000 students and 1,700 staff members. Our district worked in partnership with our community to develop The Bellingham Promise our strategic plan.
Ϻ Bellingham
Located in northwest Washington, Bellingham is on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who have lived in the Salish Sea basin, throughout the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades watershed. The Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe have shown enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways since time immemorial.
A land acknowledgment is often read at larger school and/or district events: We, Ϻ, acknowledge we are residing on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of Coast Salish Peoples, including the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe. Lummi and Nooksack are the original inhabitants of Washington’s northernmost coastal region. Since Time Immemorial, Coast Salish People celebrated life on this land, the waterways and on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of their People to perpetuate their way of life. We honor their ancestors and acknowledge the past, present and future Coast Salish People.
Bellingham is between two major metropolitan areas, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. Strategic investments in parks, trails and preserved open spaces offer numerous recreation opportunities. Several public/private partnerships support the arts and cultural district downtown. Bellingham’s active waterfront hosts a range of marine activities. Bellingham is also home to three institutions of higher education: Western Washington University, Whatcom Community College and Bellingham Technical College.
For information about Bellingham and the surrounding area please visit the .
District Report Card
Student achievement data, demographics, absence and graduation rate, and teacher information for our district and individual schools can be viewed on the . Use the search menu to find an individual school.
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School Day Information
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School Schedules and Calendar
Elementary School: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
All of our elementary schools offer full-time kindergarten.
Middle School: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
High School: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Registration Information
To register your child for school you can download and complete the registration forms, but you must take them in person to your local school.
In-person registration is required to verify identification and age. For students who have not previously enrolled in Ϻ you will need:
- Your child’s birth certificate or other official verification of age such as a passport, visa or DSHS Medicaid Voucher,
- Proof of residency (your address), acceptable proof includes government issued documents, lease or rental agreement, utility bills,
- Immunization Records
Transportation
Ϻ safely transports more than 3,500 students to and from school buildings throughout the district, also transporting students on more than 2,000 sports, field and activity trips. Our buses travel more than 700,000 miles annually.
Our professional staff are dedicated to the safety and well-being of all students in the Ϻ.
To find out where your bus stop is, type your address into our .
Ϻ does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth
groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Laurel Peak, Title IX Coordinator, Laurel.Peak@bellinghamschools.org, 360-676-6470 ext. 4403
Keith Schacht, 504 Coordinator, keith.schacht@bellinghamschools.org, 360-676-2787
Matthew Whitten, Civil Rights Coordinator, matthew.whitten@bellinghamschools.org 360-676-6400
You can report discrimination and discriminatory harassment to any school staff member or to the district’s coordinators, listed above. You also have the right to file a complaint (see below). For a copy of your district’s nondiscrimination policy and procedure, contact your school or district office or view Policy and Procedure 3210DzԱԱ.