Total enrollment
16,838
+858 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
35 schools in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
Oregon · 16,838 students · 3 cities
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1's public schools total 35 across the district, with enrollment of about 16,838 and an average school size near 481.
4-year change in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
35
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oregon | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #19 of 89 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,838 | #5 of 119 | #483 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 35 | #6 of 119 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #108 of 119 | #8,540 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.3% | #92 of 104 | #3,688 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #82 of 93 | #4,331 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
State test results across the district's 32 scored schools run from Highland School at Kenwood Elementary School at 68.0% proficient to LaPine Middle School at 14.9%, a gap of 53.1 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 70 Oregon districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 32 district schools that reported both years went from 17,991 to 15,017 students (down 17%) and from 847 to 756 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
As an average-sized district in Oregon, Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 educates 16,838 students across 35 schools.
On the school-mix side, Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 is built around 21 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 481 in this district, noticeably above the Oregon typical of 418.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 5%: 15,980 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,838 in SY 2024-25. Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 now counts 35 public schools, up from 34 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.