La Grande High School

La Grande High School is a mid-tier 9-12 campus in La Grande, Oregon, part of La Grande SD 1. The school works with 604 students in grades 9 through 12.

La Grande High School is one of 5 schools operated by La Grande SD 1, a district that hosts 2,014 students overall.

On the student-mix side, La Grande High School lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, La Grande High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Union County shows median household earnings sit near $65,661, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Union County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,646 students), of which La Grande High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Grande High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.7%.

La Grande High School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at La Grande High School has fell 13%, going from 693 students in 2018 to 604 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.