Spray School

Located at 303 Park Ave, in Spray, Oregon, Spray School is a tiny unified-grade school that enrolls 58 students (grades K through 12), part of Spray SD 1. That puts it 85% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 384 students.

Spray SD 1 is the operating authority for Spray School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Spray School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Spray School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.5:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at Spray School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Spray School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.8%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of +10.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wheeler County) reports that median household income runs about $55,284, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wheeler County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,599 students), Spray School is one campus in the mix.

Monument School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 18.3 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 51 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.