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Elgin School District 23

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Elgin.

Elgin’s School Grade D better than 10% of Oregon school districts

Students
384
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,792
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
The gist

What stands out about Elgin School District 23

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the OR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 178 Oregon school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elgin. Grade by grade →

7–12Elgin High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 30.6% · 189 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 44% · 191 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.3% · 27 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,792 per student · 6% above OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 25%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 69%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
408’20
412’21
405’22
396’23
384’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oregon.