Lowell Junior/Senior High School

As a tiny high school in Lowell, Oregon, Lowell Junior/Senior High School caters to 178 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Lowell SD 71. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 630.

Within Lowell SD 71, which oversees 4 schools and 1,038 students, Lowell Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lowell Junior/Senior High School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Lowell Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lowell Junior/Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 23.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lane County) records that median household income runs about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Lowell Junior/Senior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Bridge Charter Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lowell Junior/Senior High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 169 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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