Enrollment
260
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG SD 7J·NCES 410001900731
Harrisburg High School
400 S 9th St, Harrisburg, OR 97446 · (541) 995-6626 · Linn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Oregon public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
193 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 78 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 21% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harrisburg SD 7J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oregon average is about 43 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 11.8% | 20.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harrisburg High School
Harrisburg High School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg High School this school | 260 | 74.2% | 20.0% |
| Central Linn High School Halsey | 243 | 75.7% | 35.8% |
| Douglas High School Winston | 357 | 73.4% | 36.2% |
| Neah-Kah-Nie High School Rockaway Beach | 244 | 73.0% | 26.6% |
| Clatskanie Middle/High School Clatskanie | 307 | 78.2% | 28.1% |
| Weston-McEwen High School Athena | 173 | 74.6% | 30.8% |
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harrisburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #151 of 177 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #81 of 194 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #175 of 201 ▲ 21 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #152 of 257 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #7 of 171 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #135 of 171 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #96 of 207 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #36 of 102 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
+19 (+8%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 74% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 15.4 | 16.3:1 | 33% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 18.2 | 16.1:1 | 50% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 16 | 19.0:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 24% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrisburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (293 to 260); teachers up 10% (18.2 to 20).
About Harrisburg High School
Harrisburg High School is a small high school in Harrisburg, Oregon, administered by Harrisburg SD 7J. There are 260 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 59% below the 630-student average for high schools in Oregon.
District-wide, Harrisburg SD 7J has 3 schools and 861 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Harrisburg High School. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
There are about 13.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Harrisburg High School, which has 20. By comparison, the average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Harrisburg High School is about 74%.
Among Oregon public high schools, Harrisburg High School outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Harrisburg High School would score about 33.8%. It scores 20.0%, 13.8 points below that figure.
For Linn County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,329, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 48 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,916, Harrisburg High School among them.
Harrisburg Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Harrisburg High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The school's 20.0% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 260, up from 241 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.2:1 to 13.0:1.
The Harrisburg High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg SD 7J
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 263 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 263 students
Other Harrisburg High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Harrisburg High. Harrisburg High School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Harrisburg High School - 01Harrisburg, SD · 1,806 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 1,343 students
- HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOLHARRISBURG, AR · 516 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHarrisburg, IL · 491 students
- HARRISBURG HIGHHARRISBURG, MO · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Harrisburg Elementary School0.3 mi · 338
- Harrisburg Middle School0.3 mi · 263
- Laurel Elementary School3.8 mi · 442
- Oaklea Middle School4.0 mi · 446
- Junction City High School4.4 mi · 525
- Monroe Grade School7.4 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Harrisburg High SchoolHow many students attend Harrisburg High School?
Harrisburg High School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harrisburg High School serve?
Harrisburg High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrisburg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrisburg High School is approximately 13.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harrisburg High School?
Harrisburg High School reports a student body of 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrisburg High School?
Harrisburg High School is overseen by Harrisburg SD 7J in Linn County.
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