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C

Seaside School District 10

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon Beach.

Seaside’s School Grade C better than 26% of Oregon school districts

Students
1,438
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,204
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
111%
Debt
$91.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Seaside School District 10

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the OR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $91.5M, about $63,650 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CSeaside 7,092CGearhart 1,861CCannon Beach 1,512

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seaside. Grade by grade →

K–5Pacific Ridge Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Seaside Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Seaside High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 30.6% · 760 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 44% · 760 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 81.3% · 117 in the class

94% 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
$15,204 per student · 14% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 89%State 8%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,509’20
1,495’21
1,486’22
1,457’23
1,438’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pacific Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seaside
C−
557 students11:1
The Cannon Beach Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cannon Beach
D−
37 students28:1
Seaside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seaside
D
355 students15:1
Seaside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seaside
B−
489 students17:1

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.