South Eugene High School

Set in Eugene, Oregon, South Eugene High School is an expansive high school, one of the schools within Eugene SD 4J. It serves 1,499 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 138% above the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Eugene SD 4J comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 15,712 students; South Eugene High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, South Eugene High School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Eugene High School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Roughly 65% of students at South Eugene High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Eugene High School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.5%; actual is 67.9%, +30.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lane County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which South Eugene High School is one.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Eugene High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Eugene High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. South Eugene High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,466 (now 1,499). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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