| K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 57 |
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.
NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021-22 (the most recent federal collection). Private-school demographics are reported biennially and lag public-school data.
Catholic parish school in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood · preschool plus K-8 · 475 K-8 students plus 57 preschoolers (Washington State Board of Education, 2024-25) · run by St. John the Evangelist Parish under the Archdiocese of Seattle
Most private-school comparisons start with a price. St. John doesn't really have one. It has a pledge. Under the parish's "Fair Share" stewardship model, the 2026-27 cost to educate is $14,875 per K-8 student. Out-of-parish families pay that full amount, while active parishioners pledge what they can honestly afford against suggested rates of $11,156 for a first child, sliding to $7,229 for a third. The catch is that "active parishioner" is a monitored status, meaning registered giving, regular Mass attendance, ministry participation, and a mandatory November parish meeting. On top of that, the school requires 40 volunteer hours a year from two-parent households plus attendance at a late-January State of the School presentation just to keep re-enrollment priority. The buy-in purchases one of North Seattle's largest and most stable parish schools: two-section grades of roughly 50 kids, a sports program pulling in over 80% of students, and a pipeline aimed at Seattle Prep, Blanchet, Holy Names, and O'Dea. Families who want a school they can simply pay for and drop off at should read the fine print twice. Families ready to join a parish, not just a school, will find the economics and community unusually strong.
Researched 2026-07-04. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.
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