Milwaukie Academy of the Arts

Milwaukie Academy of the Arts operates as a cozy 9-12 campus in Milwaukie, Oregon, one of the schools within North Clackamas SD 12. Current enrollment sits at 281 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Within North Clackamas SD 12, which oversees 31 schools and 16,837 students, Milwaukie Academy of the Arts is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Milwaukie Academy of the Arts records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 425.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clackamas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milwaukie Academy of the Arts is one of 118 public schools in Clackamas County (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students).

The closest other public school is Milwaukie High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Milwaukie Academy of the Arts.

Milwaukie Academy of the Arts operates from a suburban location. As a public charter, Milwaukie Academy of the Arts runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 18% to 9%. Class-load math has rose: from 134.6:1 in 2018 to 425.8:1 in 2025.

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