Redmond High School

Set in Redmond, Oregon, Redmond High School is a reasonably sized four-year high school, one of the schools within Redmond SD 2J. It serves 896 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so Redmond High School sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Redmond High School is one of 13 schools operated by Redmond SD 2J, a district that enrolls 6,889 students overall.

Demographically, Redmond High School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Deschutes County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Redmond High School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Deschutes County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Redmond High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.6%; this one delivers 14.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Deschutes County indicate median household income runs about $92,758, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Deschutes County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,823 students), Redmond High School is one campus in the mix.

Hugh Hartman Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Redmond High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Redmond High School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 973 (now 896). Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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