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Powers School District 31

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Powers.

Powers’ Schools page →

Students
114
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,706
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
104%
The gist

What stands out about Powers School District 31

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 45% more per student than the OR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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 Powers. Grade by grade →

K–6Powers Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Powers High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 30.6% · 61 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 44% · 61 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.3% · 10 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$25,706 per student · 45% above OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 30%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 70%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
125’20
123’21
127’22
117’23
114’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Two or more races 25%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%

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.