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Marcola School District 79J

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Marcola.

Marcola’s Schools page →

Students
927
Schools
3
Spent per student
$8,725
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$6.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marcola School District 79J

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 51% less per student than the OR average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.4M, about $6,904 per student
  • Only 31% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Marcola 407

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marcola. Grade by grade →

PK–6Marcola Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Mohawk High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 30.6% · 136 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 44% · 141 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–69%
State average 81.3% · 43 in the class

31% 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
$8,725 per student · 51% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 74%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
753’20
771’21
839’22
887’23
927’24

Up 23.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Marcola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marcola
B−
139 students16:1
Teach-NW
Other · Grades K–12 · Eugene
655 students31:1
Mohawk High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marcola
B+
133 students13:1

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.