Public schools in Astoria, OR

Astoria has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,166 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Astoria School District runs 4 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Astoria's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in AstoriaDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Astoria School District41,799$16,196
Knappa SD 42454$20,419

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Astoria, 725 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Astoria Senior High School59417.564.8%Astoria
Knappa High School13111.961.8%Knappa SD 4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Astoria, 454 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Astoria Middle School45419.865.9%Astoria

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 elementary schools in Astoria, 987 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lewis & Clark Elementary School35214.466.2%Astoria
Astor Elementary School34213.770.8%Astoria
Hilda Lahti Elementary School29314.867.6%Knappa SD 4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Astoria's public schools compare with Oregon's

The median Astoria school has 14.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Oregon median of 17.1. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 347 students (state 346).

Astoria against Oregon, schools open in 2024-25 with students
AstoriaOregon
Median students per teacher14.617.1
Median school size (students)347346
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)33%41%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%87%
Charter schools0%9.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Astoria schools and the 1,266 Oregon schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Astoria

  1. Astoria School DistrictRuns 4 of Astoria's 6 public schools and spent $16,196 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,196
  2. Astoria Senior High School, the largest high school in Astoria594 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.594
  3. Compare Astoria School District with Knappa SD 4Astoria's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in OregonOregon's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Astoria addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Oregon

  1. Portland150 schools
  2. Salem58 schools
  3. Eugene52 schools
  4. Beaverton35 schools
  5. Bend31 schools
  6. Hillsboro29 schools
  7. Gresham22 schools
  8. Medford22 schools

Questions about schools in Astoria

  1. How many public schools are in Astoria, OR?
    6 public schools with an address in Astoria were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,166 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Astoria?
    Astoria Senior High School, with 594 students in 2024-25 (Astoria School District).
  3. Which districts run Astoria's schools?
    Astoria School District (4 schools), Knappa SD 4 (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25