Oakridge Junior High School

Oakridge Junior High School, a micro-enrollment junior high in Oakridge, Oregon, overseen by Oakridge SD 76, enrolls 80 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 84% smaller than the state mean of about 494.

Oakridge SD 76 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 515 students; Oakridge Junior High School is among them.

Demographically, Oakridge Junior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Lane County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Oakridge Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 270% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lane County put the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Oakridge Junior High School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students).

Oakridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Oakridge Junior High School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakridge Junior High School has ticked down 9%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 80 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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