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The Bush School

Private school · Seattle, King County · grades K-12 · nonsectarian

Snapshot

K-12 enrollment
735
SBE-reported, 2024-25
Tuition (top division)
$47,700
2025-26, school-published
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
NCES PSS, 2021-22
Teachers (FTE)
67
NCES PSS, 2021-22

Identity and approval

Campus
The Bush School — 3400 E Harrison St, Seattle 98112
Host public district
Seattle School District
Grades
K-12
Religious affiliation
nonsectarian
Coed / single-sex
coed
Accreditation
NWAIS
Website
https://www.bush.edu
WA SBE approval
2026-27 (state-approved private school)
Profit status
Nonprofit

Enrollment

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36393636384071646779777478

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.

Tuition and financial aid

Annual tuition
$47,700 (2025-26)
By division / fees
Lower (K-5) $39,190; Middle (6-8) $45,580; Upper (9-12) $47,700.
Financial aid
$5.6M need-based aid annually; 22% of students receive aid; average award $33,081.

Source: the school's own tuition page · aid page, observed 2026-07-03. Tuition changes annually — verify before applying.

Academics

Curriculum
Experiential 'learning by doing' K-12 program; AP course offerings not stated on site.
College matriculation
Publishes class matriculation news posts; ~150 colleges visit annually.
Washington private schools are not required to publish state assessment results, and this school's internal test data is not public. Unlike the public-school pages on this site, no score comparison is possible here — treat curriculum labels and matriculation lists as the available evidence.

Student demographics

Asian
12%
Black
7%
Hispanic
3%
White
58%

NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021-22 (the most recent federal collection). Private-school demographics are reported biennially and lag public-school data.

Competition evidence

Known results compiled from public competition listings (National Merit press lists, tournament PDFs, The Blue Alliance). A missing result is not evidence of absence.

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