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C+

Tillamook School District 9

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Tillamook, and parts of Bay City.

Tillamook’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Oregon school districts

Students
2,014
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,049
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$20.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tillamook School District 9

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Oregon districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.9M, about $10,390 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Tillamook 5,162

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tillamook. Grade by grade →

K–1Liberty Elementary SchoolThis district
2–3South Prairie Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Tillamook Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Tillamook High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 30.6% · 1,056 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 44% · 1,049 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.3% · 165 in the class

93% 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
$17,049 per student · 4% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 48%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,076’20
2,114’21
2,089’22
2,061’23
2,014’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Tillamook
235 students11:1
South Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Tillamook
C−
287 students14:1
East Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Tillamook
C+
445 students15:1
Tillamook Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Tillamook
C+
318 students16:1
Tillamook High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tillamook
C+
729 students16:1

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.