Pilot Rock High School

Set in Pilot Rock, Oregon, Pilot Rock High School is a very small four-year high school, run under Pilot Rock SD 2. It hosts 149 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 76% leaner than typical.

Pilot Rock High School is one of 2 schools operated by Pilot Rock SD 2, a district that enrolls 285 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pilot Rock High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Umatilla County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Pilot Rock High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Umatilla County's rate of about 89%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pilot Rock High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 37.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Umatilla County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,728, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Umatilla County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,143 students), Pilot Rock High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pilot Rock Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pilot Rock High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 29.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pilot Rock High School has decreased 15%, going from 175 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 10% to 15%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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