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How has Stayton High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
669
High
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SANTIAM SD 29J·NCES 410002000854
Stayton High School
757 W Locust St, Stayton, OR 97383 · (503) 769-2171 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
553 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within North Santiam SD 29J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
669
-23 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.3:1
% White
68%
was 77%
% Hispanic
23%
was 17%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stayton High School
As a reasonably sized senior high in Stayton, Oregon, Stayton High School hosts 669 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within North Santiam SD 29J.
Across the 6 schools in North Santiam SD 29J (2,110 students total), Stayton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Stayton High School reports that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Stayton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stayton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 33.9%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that median household income runs about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Stayton High School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students).
The closest other public school is North Santiam Options Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stayton High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Five-year trend. Stayton High School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 669). White enrollment moved from 77% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Santiam SD 29J
- Stayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Sublimity SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Stayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Mari-Linn SchoolElementary · 158 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Other schools in Stayton
- Stayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Stayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- North Santiam Options Academy0.0 mi · 99
- Stayton Elementary School0.4 mi · 332
- Stayton Middle School0.5 mi · 486
- Sublimity School2.0 mi · 366
- Cascade Opportunity Center3.8 mi · 83
- Aumsville Elementary School4.8 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Stayton High SchoolHow many students attend Stayton High School?
Stayton High School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stayton High School serve?
Stayton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Stayton High School have?
Stayton High School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stayton High School?
At Stayton High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Stayton High School public or private?
Stayton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Santiam SD 29J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.