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Gresham, Oregon - 21 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j #137 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,227 per pupil, Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j ranks #167 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,429
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$13,227
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j operates 21 public schools serving 11,429 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 elementary, 4 high, 4 middle, 1 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 Multnomah County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,227 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 30.8% local, 59.8% state, and 9.4% 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 28/100, ranked #137 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 2 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 301.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 38.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.6% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Gresham Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.9/100.
Its largest campus is Gresham High School, enrolling 1,685 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Center for Advanced Learning, at 2 students, a 843x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j school enrollment varies 843× across entities
Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,685 students (highest), a spread of 1,683 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.0% 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.
Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — 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 Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j is typically wider than the Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j-aggregate figure suggests.
Gresham-Barlow Sd 10j chronic absenteeism rate is 38.9% — 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.