Neah-Kah-Nie High School

Neah-Kah-Nie High School is one of the tiny secondary schools in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, part of Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56, with 244 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so Neah-Kah-Nie High School sits 61% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56 (693 students total), Neah-Kah-Nie High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Neah-Kah-Nie High School records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Neah-Kah-Nie High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Neah-Kah-Nie High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Tillamook County's rate of about 82%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Neah-Kah-Nie High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 26.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tillamook County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,105, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Neah-Kah-Nie High School is one of 12 public schools in Tillamook County (combined enrollment of about 3,220 students).

Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Neah-Kah-Nie High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 219 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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