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Native American Enrollment Cut in Half
In 2010, Washington public schools enrolled 24,768 Native American students. By 2026, that number had fallen to 12,622. Half of them, gone from the rolls.
Washington Lost 9,099 Students and Three Years of Progress
For three years, Washington's public schools looked like they were healing. Between 2022 and 2025, K-12 enrollment climbed back by 14,041 students, a modest but steady recovery from the 55,539-student...