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Kennedy Catholic High School

Private school · Burien, King County · grades 9-12 · Catholic (Archdiocese of Seattle)

Snapshot

K-12 enrollment
874
SBE-reported, 2024-25
Tuition (top division)
$23,652
2026-27, school-published
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
NCES PSS, 2021-22
Teachers (FTE)
64
NCES PSS, 2021-22

Identity and approval

Campus
Kennedy Catholic High School — 140 S. 140th Street, Burien 98168
Grades
9-12
Religious affiliation
Catholic (Archdiocese of Seattle)
Coed / single-sex
coed
Accreditation
WCEA
Website
https://www.kennedyhs.org
WA SBE approval
2025-26 (state-approved private school)
Profit status
Nonprofit

Enrollment

9101112
238235225176

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

Tuition and financial aid

Annual tuition
$23,652 (2026-27)
By division / fees
1st and 2nd student $23,652 each; 3rd student $5,208; 4th free. St. Teresa of Calcutta program $26,508.
Financial aid
45% of students receive some form of assistance; NOT accepting new aid applications for new/transfer students for 2026-27.

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

Academics

Curriculum
AP + Honors + Seattle U dual credit.
College matriculation
Publishes school-profile PDFs with college placements.
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
20%
Black
7%
Hispanic
11%
White
45%

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

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