Total enrollment
2,110
+4 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in North Santiam SD 29J
Oregon · 2,110 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in North Santiam SD 29J totals about 2,110 students across 6 schools (an average of 352 students per school).
4-year change in North Santiam SD 29J
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How North Santiam SD 29J ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oregon | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #38 of 89 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,110 | #64 of 119 | #4,264 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #59 of 119 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #28 of 119 | #6,431 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.0% | #47 of 104 | #1,550 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #46 of 93 | #3,243 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 Santiam SD 29J
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Sublimity School at 48.0% proficient to Mari-Linn School at 22.0%, a gap of 26.0 points. That is the 36th widest gap among 70 Oregon districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,259 to 2,011 students (down 11%) and from 120 to 129 full-time teachers (up 8%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stayton High School | Stayton | High | 09-12 | 669 |
| Stayton Middle School | Stayton | Middle | 04-08 | 486 |
| Sublimity School | Sublimity | Elementary | KG-08 | 366 |
| Stayton Elementary School | Stayton | Elementary | KG-03 | 332 |
| Mari-Linn School | Lyons | Elementary | KG-08 | 158 |
| North Santiam Options Academy | Stayton | Combined | KG-12 | 99 |
About North Santiam SD 29J
Across 6 schools, North Santiam SD 29J instructs about 2,110 students in Oregon. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
For a sense of the school types, North Santiam SD 29J consists of 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 352 in this district, meaningfully below the Oregon typical of 418.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 2,106 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,110 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for North Santiam SD 29J discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.