Jefferson High School

Jefferson High School operates as an one-room-style four-year high school in Jefferson, Oregon, overseen by Jefferson SD 14J. Current enrollment sits at 245 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 61% below the state mean of about 630.

Jefferson SD 14J runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 695 students. Jefferson High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson High School records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 31.9:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jefferson High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.1%, the actual is 31.0%, a residual of -2.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,351 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which Jefferson High School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Jefferson High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.1%.

Jefferson High School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 264 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 70% to 62%. Class-load math has grew: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 31.9:1 in 2025.

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