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Schools in Hines · Harney County School District 3

Hines’s public schools score below 94% of Oregon districts on tests and graduation

In Hines, 44% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Oregon average (81%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hines, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oregon, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 8 pts vs OR 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 6 pts vs OR 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
40–49%
▼ 32–41 pts vs OR 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▲ 10% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
676 students on the public path
In brief

Hines’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 44% and 31% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

40–49% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon (the state reports Hines’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,516 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Hines Middle School, then Burns High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hines’s grade

C+ Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 6% of Oregon school districts. Both inputs trail the Oregon average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Oregon school districts we grade (178)Better than 6%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oregon towns with similar household incomes (199)Better than 2%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 334 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Hines anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Hines’s students in the tested grades sat them (333 in math, 334 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hines, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Henry L Slater Elementary Schoolin BurnsC+
6–8Hines Middle SchoolHarney County School District 3C
9–12Burns High Schoolin BurnsB+

Hines’s public schools are run by Harney County School District 3, which also serves Burns. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Harney County School District 3Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 683 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$19,516OR $17,749 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 44% · 334 students tested
Math25%
State average 30.6% · 333 students tested

Hines vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Hines’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HinesDHarney County School District 3

Every school in Hines

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hinesby address
Hines Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
164 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Hinesin other towns
Henry L Slater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burns
C+
297 students14:1Rate it →
Burns High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burns
B+
215 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Hines’s schools

Are Hines’s schools good?

On Oregon’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hines children attend score below 94% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hines in?

Harney County School District 3, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 683 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hines kids go to high school?

Burns High School in Burns, with 215 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Hines’s graduation rate?

40–49% of the class of 2023 in Harney County School District 3 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.

How much does Hines spend per student?

$19,516 in Harney County School District 3 (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oregon. Stars are from neighbors.