Molalla High School

Molalla High School is a moderately sized four-year high school in Molalla, Oregon, one of the schools within Molalla River SD 35. The school educates 745 students in grades 9 through 12.

Molalla River SD 35 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,546 students. Molalla High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Molalla High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Molalla High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Molalla High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 33.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clackamas County put the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Molalla High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Molalla River Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Molalla High School. On composite proficiency, Molalla High School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Molalla High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 730 (now 745). The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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