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Prospect School District 59

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Prospect.

Prospect’s Schools page →

Students
215
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,064
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
The gist

What stands out about Prospect School District 59

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 0% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the OR average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 0% 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
Prospect 723

How TownRatings grades schools →

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 30.6% · 107 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 44% · 107 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.3% · 22 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
$22,064 per student · 24% above OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 40%Federal 51%

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

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

Enrollment over time
198’20
220’21
226’22
220’23
215’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%

Schools in the district

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

Prospect Charter School
Other · Grades K–12 · Prospect
C
215 students11:1

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.