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Children in Center City

Center City Schools: Public Schools
There is currently one public school in Center City. The Center School serves 290 students as of 2009. Center City is also served by two high schools, three middle schools and three elementary schools outside the Center City boundary. The following are student assignment maps from the Seattle School District for Center City Residents as of October 9, 2009:

Elementary Schools
John Hay
Bailey Gatzert or Lowell
Beacon Hill Int’l

Middle Schools
McClure
Washington
Mercer

High Schools
Garfield
Ballard


Center City Student enrollment

  • Approximately 32,000 students attend 13 trade schools, graduate schools, colleges and universities in Center City Seattle. There are also nearly 1,400 students attending five elementary, middle and high schools in Center City. Seattle consistently ranks high in national surveys of educational attainment and literacy.
School Type   
2009-2010 Enrollment
College 17,771
Elementary School 98
Maritime School    70
Middle/High School     1,270
School for patients of Fred Hutchinson  varies*
Trade School   3,699
University/Graduate School  8,881
Grand Total     31,789

* Statisctics for Fred Hutchinson not included in total

 

Note: demographic information is available at the Census Tract level. Please refer to the shaded area on the map to the left for the census tracts used to compile Center City demographic data.



Children in Center City under the Age of 18 (estimates)
2000 Census Tract(s) Center City 3,104
80.01/80.02 Belltown 302
81 Central Business District/Retail Core 174
72/73 South Lake Union/ Denny Triangle 451
91/92 Pioneer Square/ International District 559
83/84/74 Capitol Hill 623
82 Central Business District / First Hill 103
85 First Hill 493
93 SoDo 313
71 Uptown 86

Source: Nielsen Claritas

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