Ashland School District

Listed by NCES as Ashland SD 5 (district ID 4101560)

Public school district · Jackson County · Oregon · NCES district ID 4101560

Ashland School District spent $18,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other Oregon districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,368). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,313 students in 2024-25; 36.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,832 per student, up 0.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Oregon: 81.3%).

Spending per student among Oregon districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Ashland in enrollment (2,318 to 2,829 students) and Ashland itself.

Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Ashland, FY23Jefferson County SD 509J $19,104; Ashland $18,714; Morrow County $17,649; Klamath Falls City Schools $16,678; Cascade School District 05 $16,042; South Lane $15,558; St. Helens $15,027; Molalla River SD 35 $13,802; Sweet Home SD 55 $13,483; Santiam Canyon $4,458; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.05k10k15k20kJefferson County SD 509J$19,104Ashland$18,714Morrow County$17,649Klamath Falls City Schools$16,678Cascade School District 05$16,042South Lane$15,558St. Helens$15,027Molalla River SD 35$13,802Sweet Home SD 55$13,483Santiam Canyon$4,458State median, 1,000+ students $15,368
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Ashland, FY23Jefferson County SD 509J $19,104; Ashland $18,714; Morrow County $17,649; Klamath Falls City Schools $16,678; Cascade School District 05 $16,042; South Lane $15,558; St. Helens $15,027; Molalla River SD 35 $13,802; Sweet Home SD 55 $13,483; Santiam Canyon $4,458; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.05k10k15k20kJefferson County SD 509J$19,104Ashland$18,714Morrow County$17,649Klamath Falls City Schools$16,678Cascade School District 05$16,042South Lane$15,558St. Helens$15,027Molalla River SD 35$13,802Sweet Home SD 55$13,483Santiam Canyon$4,458State median, 1,000+ students $15,368
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Ashland, FY23Jefferson County SD 509J $19,104; Ashland $18,714; Morrow County $17,649; Klamath Falls City Schools $16,678; Cascade School District 05 $16,042; South Lane $15,558; St. Helens $15,027; Molalla River SD 35 $13,802; Sweet Home SD 55 $13,483; Santiam Canyon $4,458; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.010k20kJefferson County SD 509J$19,104Ashland$18,714Morrow County$17,649Klamath Falls City Schools$16,678Cascade School District 05$16,042South Lane$15,558St. Helens$15,027Molalla River SD 35$13,802Sweet Home SD 55$13,483Santiam Canyon$4,458State median, 1,000+ students $15,368
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Ashland, FY23Jefferson County SD 509J $19,104; Ashland $18,714; Morrow County $17,649; Klamath Falls City Schools $16,678; Cascade School District 05 $16,042; South Lane $15,558; St. Helens $15,027; Molalla River SD 35 $13,802; Sweet Home SD 55 $13,483; Santiam Canyon $4,458; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.010k20kJefferson County SD 509J$19,104Ashland$18,714Morrow County$17,649Klamath Falls City Schools$16,678Cascade School District 05$16,042South Lane$15,558St. Helens$15,027Molalla River SD 35$13,802Sweet Home SD 55$13,483Santiam Canyon$4,458State median, 1,000+ students $15,368

Where the money came from

$50,724,000 in revenue: 36.2% state, 63.8% local and not reported federal. Total spending including $33,816,000 of capital outlay was $86,898,000, or $33,839 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ashland School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,363,000; Local $32,361,000; Federal $0; total $50,724,000.
  • State$18,363,000 36%
  • Local$32,361,000 64%
  • Federal$0 0%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 93 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,395 students in 2022-23, 2,366 students in 2023-24, 2,313 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ashland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,395, 2023-24: 2,366, 2024-25: 2,31301k2k3k2022-232,3952023-242,3662024-252,313
Ashland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,395, 2023-24: 2,366, 2024-25: 2,31301k2k3k2022-232,3952023-242,3662024-252,313
Ashland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,395, 2023-24: 2,366, 2024-25: 2,31301k2k3k2022-232,3952023-242,3662024-252,313
Ashland School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,395, 2023-24: 2,366, 2024-25: 2,31301k2k3k2022-232,3952023-242,3662024-252,313

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,395143.716.7
2023-242,366150.515.7
2024-252,313133.617.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$11,863,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,620 per student

Ashland School District booked $11,863,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 156 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $75,938 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 80 in 100 Oregon districts with a figure (state median $65,110, 168 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oregon teacher salary at $69,671 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$8,851,00074.6%
Special education$1,032,0008.7%
Vocational$403,0003.4%
Other programs$1,577,00013.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,202 in 2018-19, $3,450 in 2019-20, $3,966 in 2020-21, $4,896 in 2021-22, $4,620 in 2022-23.

Ashland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,202, 2019-20: $3,450, 2020-21: $3,966, 2021-22: $4,896, 2022-23: $4,62002k4k6k2018-19$3,2022019-20$3,4502020-21$3,9662021-22$4,8962022-23$4,620
Ashland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,202, 2019-20: $3,450, 2020-21: $3,966, 2021-22: $4,896, 2022-23: $4,62002k4k6k2018-19$3,2022019-20$3,4502020-21$3,9662021-22$4,8962022-23$4,620
Ashland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,202, 2019-20: $3,450, 2020-21: $3,966, 2021-22: $4,896, 2022-23: $4,62002k4k6k2018-19$3,2022019-20$3,4502020-21$3,9662021-22$4,8962022-23$4,620
Ashland School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,202, 2019-20: $3,450, 2020-21: $3,966, 2021-22: $4,896, 2022-23: $4,62002k4k6k2018-19$3,2022019-20$3,4502020-21$3,9662021-22$4,8962022-23$4,620

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ashland School District scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 50% in math, against 44% in reading and 30.6% in math across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOregonStudents tested
Reading and language arts65%44%1,222
Math50%30.6%1,214

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 249 students in Ashland School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate90%81.3%
Students in the class24946,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

4 elementary schools, 907 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Helman Elementary School26014.864.2%Schoolwide program
Bellview Elementary School24815.464.1%Schoolwide program
Walker Elementary School24215.966.5%Schoolwide program
TRAILS Outdoor School15717.361.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 529 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ashland Middle School52916.464.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 877 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ashland High School87720.264.2%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Ashland School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Ashland School District

  1. Oregon districts by spending per studentAshland School District ranks 7 of 93 Oregon districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,714).#7 of 93
  2. Every school district in OregonAshland School District is the number 57 by size of 207 Oregon districts, with 2,568 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#57 of 207
  3. Molalla River SD 35The next larger Oregon district: 2,572 students in fall 2022, $13,802 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,802
  4. Sweet Home SD 55The next smaller Oregon district: 2,337 students in fall 2022, $13,483 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,483
  5. Compare Ashland School District with Molalla River SD 35Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ashland High School, its largest high school877 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.877
  7. Teacher salary spending across OregonAshland School District spent $75,938 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,110); spending, not a salary.$75,938
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Ashland School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Ashland School District?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,313 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ashland School District spend per student?
    $18,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oregon median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,368 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,832 per student, up 0.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ashland School District's money come from?
    $50,724,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.2% state, 63.8% local and not reported federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ashland School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 370 of the 2,947 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Ashland School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $11,863,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,620 per student. Divided by the 156 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,938 per teacher, more than 80 in 100 Oregon districts (state median $65,110). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oregon teacher salary at $69,671 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Ashland School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ashland School District scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 50% in math, against 44% in reading and 30.6% in math across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Ashland School District?
    90% of the 249 students in Ashland School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Ashland School District's NCES district ID?
    4101560. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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