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Colton, Oregon - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Colton Sd 53 #78 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,892 per pupil, Colton Sd 53 ranks #52 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
620
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,892
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Colton Sd 53 operates 4 public schools serving 620 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clackamas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,892 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oregon compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.6% local, 54.4% state, and 16.0% 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 50/100, ranked #78 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.
a 271:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.4% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Colton Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 37.5/100.
Its largest campus is Colton Elementary School, enrolling 171 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Colton Elementary School accounts for 27.6% of all Colton Sd 53 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Colton Sd 53-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Colton Sd 53 student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — 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 Colton Sd 53 is typically wider than the Colton Sd 53-aggregate figure suggests.
Colton Sd 53 chronic absenteeism rate is 45.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.