Total enrollment
16,837
+1,019 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in North Clackamas SD 12
Oregon · 16,837 students · 4 cities
For families inside North Clackamas SD 12, public-school options total 31 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 16,837 (19 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in North Clackamas SD 12
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How North Clackamas SD 12 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oregon | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #42 of 89 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,837 | #6 of 119 | #484 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #7 of 119 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #101 of 119 | #8,409 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.2% | #84 of 104 | #2,940 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #10 of 93 | #1,003 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 North Clackamas SD 12
State test results across the district's 28 scored schools run from Scouters Mountain Elementary at 56.1% proficient to Whitcomb Elementary School at 12.1%, a gap of 44.0 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 70 Oregon districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 29 district schools that reported both years went from 16,945 to 14,795 students (down 13%) and from 761 to 748 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 North Clackamas SD 12
North Clackamas SD 12 is a moderately sized Oregon school district running 31 schools with combined enrollment near 16,837.
On the school-mix side, North Clackamas SD 12 comprises 19 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, North Clackamas SD 12 runs about 543 students per school, 30% higher than the state mean of roughly 418.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 6%: 15,818 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,837 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, North Clackamas SD 12 gained 1 school, going from 30 to 31.
In the discussion threads here, the community for North Clackamas SD 12 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.