| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | 235 | 225 | 176 |
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.
Source: the school's own tuition page · aid page, observed 2026-07-03. Tuition changes annually, verify before applying.
NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021-22 (the most recent federal collection). Private-school demographics are reported biennially and lag public-school data.
Catholic school in Burien, affiliated with the Archdiocese of Seattle · grades 9–12 · 874 students (WA SBE, 2024-25) · coed college prep competing in WIAA's 4A classification.
Start with the fact that changes the math: Kennedy Catholic is not accepting new financial-aid applications from new or transfer students for the 2026-27 school year. Historically about 45% of students here received need-based help, so a freeze aimed squarely at incoming families is a genuine strategy shift. This cycle, the door is open mainly to families who can carry the full $23,652 (2026-27) or who benefit from the school's aggressive multi-child pricing, under which a third concurrently enrolled student pays $5,208 and a fourth attends free. What that money buys is distinctive in the Seattle Catholic market. Kennedy Catholic is the closest thing to a big-spirit public high school with faith and structure attached, a rare private competing at the 4A level of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). It brings back-to-back state-champion girls swimming, powerhouse football, and one of the most racially diverse private student bodies in the state, admitted broadly rather than selectively. The trade is on the academic-competition side, where robotics is still a starter club and chess doesn't crack the state's top tier. Families chasing math-olympiad peer density should look north. Families who want a structured, diverse, high-energy Catholic community, and who clear the 2026-27 money hurdle, get a lot of school for the price.
Researched 2026-07-04. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.
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