Grant Union Junior/Senior High School

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School operates as a very small secondary school in John Day, Oregon, one of the schools within John Day SD 3. Current enrollment sits at 206 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 67% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in John Day SD 3 (465 students total), Grant Union Junior/Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Grant Union Junior/Senior High School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Grant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grant Union Junior/Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 36.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Grant County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,450, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Grant County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,805 students), Grant Union Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Humbolt Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grant Union Junior/Senior High School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School has edged down 25%, going from 273 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Grant Union Junior/Senior High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.