Sutherlin High School

Sutherlin High School is a senior high of close-knit scale in Sutherlin, Oregon, operated by Sutherlin SD 130, enrolling 371 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so Sutherlin High School sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Sutherlin SD 130 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,285 students. Sutherlin High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sutherlin High School reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sutherlin High School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Sutherlin High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sutherlin High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -0.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household income runs about $61,310, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Sutherlin High School is one of 50 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 13,417 students).

Sutherlin Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Sutherlin High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sutherlin High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 28.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sutherlin High School has expanded 5%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Sutherlin High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.