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Madras, Oregon - 9 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Jefferson County Sd 509j #11 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,271 per pupil, Jefferson County Sd 509j ranks #67 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,826
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,271
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson County Sd 509j operates 9 public schools serving 2,826 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 1 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,271 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 21.3% local, 56.0% state, and 22.7% 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 85/100, ranked #11 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 244.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.3% White, 33.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is 509j on-Line, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Madras High School, enrolling 768 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Big Muddy Elementary, at 3 students, a 256x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madras High School accounts for 27.2% of all Jefferson County Sd 509j student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jefferson County Sd 509j-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.
Jefferson County Sd 509j school enrollment varies 256× across entities
Jefferson County Sd 509j school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 768 students (highest), a spread of 765 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.
Jefferson County Sd 509j has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.3% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Jefferson County Sd 509j student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — 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.
Jefferson County Sd 509j chronic absenteeism rate is 54.7% — 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.
Jefferson County Sd 509j has 9 schools, including 2 high, 6 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,826 students.
How much does Jefferson County Sd 509j spend per student?
Jefferson County Sd 509j spends $17,271 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #11 in Oregon.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson County Sd 509j?
Jefferson County Sd 509j students are 39.3% White, 33.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson County Sd 509j?
Jefferson County Sd 509j has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #11 out of 160 districts in Oregon.