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Hood River, Oregon - 8 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Hood River County Sd #33 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,484 per pupil, Hood River County Sd ranks #64 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,829
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$17,484
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hood River County Sd operates 8 public schools serving 3,829 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Hood River County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,484 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 36.0% local, 52.4% state, and 11.6% 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 66/100, ranked #33 of 160 in Oregon against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 247.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.7% White, 45.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cascade Locks School, with a diversity index of 64.3/100.
Its largest campus is Hood River Valley High School, enrolling 1,174 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cascade Locks School, at 65 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hood River Valley High School accounts for 30.7% of all Hood River County Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hood River County Sd-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.
Hood River County Sd school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Hood River County Sd school enrollment ranges from 65 students (lowest) to 1,174 students (highest), a spread of 1,109 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.
Hood River County Sd student-counselor ratio is 248:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Hood River County Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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.
Hood River County Sd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,829 students.
How much does Hood River County Sd spend per student?
Hood River County Sd spends $17,484 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #33 in Oregon.
What is the demographic composition of Hood River County Sd?
Hood River County Sd students are 46.7% White, 45.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hood River County Sd?
Hood River County Sd has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #33 out of 160 districts in Oregon.