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Eugene, Oregon - 11 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Bethel Sd 52 #56 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,041 per pupil, Bethel Sd 52 ranks #112 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,101
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$15,041
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bethel Sd 52 operates 11 public schools serving 5,101 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,041 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oregon compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.9% local, 53.6% state, and 15.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #56 of 160 in Oregon against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 303.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.2% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.7/100.
Its largest campus is Willamette High School, enrolling 1,455 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kalapuya High School, at 108 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Willamette High School accounts for 28.5% of all Bethel Sd 52 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bethel Sd 52-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bethel Sd 52 school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Bethel Sd 52 school enrollment ranges from 108 students (lowest) to 1,455 students (highest), a spread of 1,347 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bethel Sd 52 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Bethel Sd 52 student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bethel Sd 52 is typically wider than the Bethel Sd 52-aggregate figure suggests.
Bethel Sd 52 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.