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Jefferson, Oregon - 3 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Jefferson Sd 14j #22 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,323 per pupil, Jefferson Sd 14j ranks #78 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
760
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,323
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson Sd 14j operates 3 public schools serving 760 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,323 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 26.1% local, 60.6% state, and 13.3% 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 72/100, ranked #22 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.
a 231.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 51.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.1% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Elementary School, enrolling 272 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Jefferson Elementary School accounts for 35.8% of all Jefferson Sd 14j student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jefferson Sd 14j-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.
Jefferson Sd 14j has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.6% 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.
Jefferson Sd 14j student-counselor ratio is 232:1 — 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 Sd 14j chronic absenteeism rate is 51.2% — 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 Sd 14j has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 760 students.
How much does Jefferson Sd 14j spend per student?
Jefferson Sd 14j spends $16,323 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #22 in Oregon.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson Sd 14j?
Jefferson Sd 14j students are 59.1% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson Sd 14j?
Jefferson Sd 14j has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #22 out of 160 districts in Oregon.