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Seattle Schools Family Resources

Seattle Public Schools is committed to providing excellence in education for every student.

Multilingual Feature

We serve the city of Seattle. Our students speak more than 140 languages or dialects. The top five languages spoken by families and students are: Spanish, Somali, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Amharic.

Seattle Public Schools publishes important information to help families support their students on key webpages with text that has been translated by a person rather than a computer.

Not all our webpages are published in this way. If you visit a webpage that does not have the language links, you may use Google translate, located in the top right corner.

New to Seattle Schools

Welcome to Seattle Public Schools!

We are proud of our award-winning schools, great educators, strong academic programs, and engaged community.

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New Student Enrollment

Will your child be 5 by August 31? Will your family be new residents of Seattle? Then it’s time to enroll for next school year.

Learn more about student enrollment

My Child is Enrolled. What’s Next?

Family Resources

Recent Announcements

Dr. Brent Jones Announces Transition from Role as SPS Superintendent 

His last day with the district is September 3, 2025.
Students at a Desk

Highly Capable Program Update

We are writing to provide you with an update on the Highly Capable (HC) program in Seattle Public Schools (SPS).
Graphic of people in various occupations such as chef, police officer, construction worker, mailman, delivery service, firefighter, doctor, businessperson, farmer, etc.

CTE Offers Paid Career Quest Internships for Students

High school students can earn and learn this summer through Career and Technical Education Career Quest internships.
Students from Nathan Hale High School pose with exchange students from Naha High School in Okinawa, Japan. Photo by Zach Lee/Nathan Hale High School

Connecting Cultures

Nathan Hale Celebrates 50 Years of Educational and Cultural Exchange…
Students in the Pre-Apprenticeship program visit a Local 86 Ironworkers job site.

Building a Career in Construction Trades

Students Can Get a Jump Start Through the Pre-Apprenticeship Program…