Elmira High School

Elmira High School is one of the low-enrollment secondary schools in Elmira, Oregon, operated by Fern Ridge SD 28J, with 374 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Fern Ridge SD 28J (1,374 students total), Elmira High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Elmira High School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Elmira High School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elmira High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 41.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lane County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Elmira High School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students).

Elmira Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Elmira High School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elmira High School has shrank 6%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 374 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window.

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