North Eugene High School

North Eugene High School is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in Eugene, Oregon, overseen by Eugene SD 4J, with 1,079 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 71% above typical.

Within Eugene SD 4J, which oversees 36 schools and 15,712 students, North Eugene High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, North Eugene High School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Lane County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Eugene High School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting North Eugene High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at North Eugene High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, North Eugene High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lane County) shows that median household income runs about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), North Eugene High School is one campus in the mix.

Howard Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Eugene High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 923 students in 2018 compared to 1,079 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 59% across the same window.

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