Oregon Public Schools

Oregon is the #30 largest school system in the United States, serving 553,868 students across 1,296 public schools. There are 107 charter schools, and 2 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(OR) School Average
% American Indian		 2%
% Asian		 4%
% Hispanic		 20%
% Black		 3%
% White		 66%
Unknown		 5%

Oregon Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Baker County 7 6 7
2. Benton County 6 4 15
3. Clackamas County 28 26 75
4. Clatsop County 6 3 8
5. Columbia County 7 5 10
6. Coos County 9 8 15
7. Crook County 3 2 5
8. Curry County 3 1 3
9. Deschutes County 8 9 24
10. Douglas County 16 12 26
11. Gilliam County 2 - 2
12. Grant County 6 5 6
13. Harney County 5 4 12
14. Hood River County 1 2 7
15. Jackson County 16 13 41
16. Jefferson County 2 2 9
17. Josephine County 5 6 15
18. Klamath County 10 3 18
19. Lake County 3 4 6
20. Lane County 35 26 73
21. Lincoln County 7 4 7
22. Linn County 12 11 36
23. Malheur County 6 4 17
24. Marion County 26 24 75
25. Morrow County 4 3 4
26. Multnomah County 38 30 122
27. Polk County 4 5 13
28. Sherman County 1 - 1
29. Tillamook County 4 3 5
30. Umatilla County 14 12 23
31. Union County 8 4 9
32. Wallowa County 3 - 5
33. Wasco County 3 2 6
34. Washington County 23 26 89
35. Wheeler County 3 3 3
36. Yamhill County 12 10 20

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