Taft High School

Located at 3780 Spyglass Ridge SE, in Lincoln City, Oregon, Taft High School is a low-enrollment four-year high school that serves 535 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Lincoln County SD.

Taft High School is one of 18 schools operated by Lincoln County SD, a district that educates 4,832 students overall.

Demographically, Taft High School logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Roughly 130% of students at Taft High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lincoln County (around 99%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put the typical household earns roughly $63,165 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Taft High School is one of 18 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 4,832 students).

The closest other public school is Taft Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Taft High School has climbed 15%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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