Total enrollment
4,794
-205 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Lincoln County SD
Oregon · 4,832 students · 6 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in Lincoln County SD totals about 4,832 students across 18 schools (an average of 268 students per school).
4-year change in Lincoln County SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lincoln County SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oregon | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,832 | #31 of 119 | #1,999 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #15 of 119 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #44 of 119 | #7,015 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.0% | #1 of 104 | #306 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #19 of 93 | #2,016 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 Lincoln County SD
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Newport High School at 42.7% proficient to Eddyville Charter School at 18.6%, a gap of 24.0 points. That is the 42nd widest gap among 70 Oregon districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 5,380 to 4,775 students (down 11%) and from 277 to 281 full-time teachers (up 1%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport High School | Newport | High | 09-12 | 669 |
| Taft High School | Lincoln City | High | 09-12 | 535 |
| Taft Elementary School | Lincoln City | Elementary | 03-06 | 464 |
| Newport Middle School | Newport | Middle | 06-08 | 426 |
| Sam Case Elementary | Newport | Elementary | 03-05 | 353 |
| Toledo Elementary School | Toledo | Elementary | KG-06 | 321 |
| Crestview Heights School | Waldport | Elementary | KG-06 | 264 |
| Yaquina View Elementary | Newport | Elementary | KG-02 | 264 |
| Oceanlake Elementary School | Lincoln City | Elementary | KG-02 | 246 |
| Siletz Valley Schools | Siletz | Combined | KG-12 | 235 |
| Taft Middle School | Lincoln City | Middle | 07-08 | 235 |
| Eddyville Charter School | Eddyville | Combined | KG-12 | 206 |
| Waldport High School | Waldport | High | 09-12 | 204 |
| Toledo Senior High School | Toledo | High | 09-12 | 196 |
| Waldport Middle School | Waldport | Middle | 07-08 | 85 |
| Toledo Jr. High | Toledo | Middle | 07-08 | 72 |
| Lincoln City Career Technical High School | Lincoln City | High | 09-12 | 38 |
| Compass School | Newport | High | 06-12 | 19 |
About Lincoln County SD
Lincoln County SD is an average-sized public-school district in Oregon. The district oversees 18 schools and hosts approximately 4,832 students.
For a sense of the school types, Lincoln County SD covers 6 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Lincoln County SD is about 268, meaningfully below the Oregon average of roughly 418.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 4%: 4,999 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,794 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Lincoln County SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.