Public schools in Eugene, OR

Eugene has 52 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 10 high, 10 middle, 30 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 21,827 students. They are run by 5 districts and agencies; Eugene SD 4J runs 36 of them.

The 5 districts and agencies that run Eugene's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in EugeneDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Eugene SD 4J3616,583$16,415
Bethel School District115,101$16,289
Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District2274$22,405
Lane ESD272not reported
Marcola School District1839$7,923

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.

10 high schools in Eugene, 6,885 students

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.

10 middle schools in Eugene, 4,104 students

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.

30 elementary schools in Eugene, 10,013 students

The other 20 elementary schools

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.

2 other schools in Eugene, 825 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Teach-Nw65531.0not reportedMarcola
LESD Life Skills170not reportednot reportedLane ESD

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 Eugene's public schools compare with Oregon's

The median Eugene school has 17.0 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Oregon median of 17.1. 35% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 350 students (state 346).

Eugene against Oregon, schools open in 2024-25 with students
EugeneOregon
Median students per teacher17.017.1
Median school size (students)350346
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)35%41%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)90%87%
Charter schools12%9.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 52 Eugene 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 Eugene

  1. Eugene SD 4JRuns 36 of Eugene's 52 public schools and spent $16,415 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,415
  2. South Eugene High School, the largest high school in Eugene1,499 students in 2024-25, 22.5 per teacher.1,499
  3. Compare Eugene SD 4J with Bethel School DistrictEugene'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 Eugene 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. Beaverton35 schools
  4. Bend31 schools
  5. Hillsboro29 schools
  6. Gresham22 schools
  7. Medford22 schools
  8. Albany21 schools

Questions about schools in Eugene

  1. How many public schools are in Eugene, OR?
    52 public schools with an address in Eugene were open in 2024-25: 10 high, 10 middle, 30 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 21,827 students. 6 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Eugene?
    South Eugene High School, with 1,499 students in 2024-25 (Eugene SD 4J).
  3. Which districts run Eugene's schools?
    Eugene SD 4J (36 schools), Bethel School District (11 schools), Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District (2 schools), Lane ESD (2 schools), and 1 more. 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