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442
high schools (public + private)
365
public (191 districts)
77
private (NCES PSS)
44,773
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

OR public HS enrollment trend

Across the 162,753 students enrolled in OR brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +3.4% by 2024 (168,231 students, +5,478 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 3.5% (5,857 of 168,231 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

State context · NAEP 2024

How does OR compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
272
-1 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
259
-1 vs national avg (260)
national avg OR Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. OR is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

Portland 23 HS 21,723
Salem 8 HS 10,692
Beaverton 7 HS 7,176
Eugene 12 HS 6,951
Hillsboro 5 HS 6,291
Bend 6 HS 5,265
Gresham 5 HS 5,236
Medford 4 HS 4,270
Albany 5 HS 2,941
Springfield 5 HS 2,918

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Caldera High School
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
669→1,354 +102.4%
Baker Early College
Baker SD 5J
320→534 +66.9%
Adrienne C. Nelson High School
North Clackamas SD 12
1,060→1,536 +44.9%
Clackamas Middle College
North Clackamas SD 12
237→305 +28.7%
Logos Charter School
Medford SD 549C
293→366 +24.9%
Academy of Arts and Academics
Springfield SD 19
186→231 +24.2%
Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Portland SD 1J
1,377→1,681 +22.1%
John F Kennedy High School
Mt Angel SD 91
187→223 +19.3%
Alliance High School
Portland SD 1J
167→197 +18.0%
Taft High School
Lincoln County SD
463→535 +15.6%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Realms High School
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
194→148 -23.7%
Jefferson High School
Portland SD 1J
593→456 -23.1%
Weston-McEwen High School
Athena-Weston SD 29RJ
223→173 -22.4%
Stanfield Secondary School
Stanfield SD 61
182→147 -19.2%
Central Linn High School
Central Linn SD 552
207→171 -17.4%
Riverdale High School
Riverdale SD 51J
190→159 -16.3%
Phoenix School
Douglas County SD 4
172→144 -16.3%
Summit High School
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
1,527→1,282 -16.0%
Newberg Senior High School
Newberg SD 29J
1,449→1,244 -14.1%
Knappa High School
Knappa SD 4
152→131 -13.8%

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