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Eugene, Oregon - 37 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Eugene Sd 4j #125 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,361 per pupil, Eugene Sd 4j ranks #101 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,583
Total Enrollment
37
Schools
$15,361
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eugene Sd 4j operates 37 public schools serving 16,583 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 22 elementary, 8 middle, 5 high, 2 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $15,361 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 48.1% local, 38.7% state, and 13.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #125 of 160 in Oregon against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 37 schools offering Advanced Placement (30 AP courses district-wide), a 353.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.0% White, 16.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Yujin Gakuen Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.
Its largest campus is South Eugene High School, enrolling 1,499 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Twin Rivers Charter School, at 55 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Eugene Sd 4j school enrollment varies 27× across entities
Eugene Sd 4j school enrollment ranges from 55 students (lowest) to 1,499 students (highest), a spread of 1,444 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Eugene Sd 4j has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Eugene Sd 4j student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Eugene Sd 4j chronic absenteeism rate is 34.2% — 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.