John Day SD 3

Public school district · Grant County · Oregon · NCES district ID 4106780

John Day SD 3 spent $20,960 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Oregon districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,169). Its 3 schools enrolled 465 students in 2024-25; 72.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,688 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Oregon: 81.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Oregon districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to John Day SD 3 in enrollment (421 to 528 students) and John Day SD 3 itself.

Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to John Day SD 3, FY23Nestucca Valley SD 101J $21,283; Alsea $21,016; John Day SD 3 $20,960; Knappa SD 4 $20,419; Oakridge SD 76 $19,076; Myrtle Point SD 41 $18,589; Central Curry SD 1 $17,725; Gaston School District 511-J $17,495; Enterprise SD 21 $15,057; Stanfield $14,105; State median, under 1,000 students $20,169.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kNestucca Valley SD 101J$21,283Alsea$21,016John Day SD 3$20,960Knappa SD 4$20,419Oakridge SD 76$19,076Myrtle Point SD 41$18,589Central Curry SD 1$17,725Gaston School District 511-J$17,495Enterprise SD 21$15,057Stanfield$14,105State median, under 1,000 students $20,169
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to John Day SD 3, FY23Nestucca Valley SD 101J $21,283; Alsea $21,016; John Day SD 3 $20,960; Knappa SD 4 $20,419; Oakridge SD 76 $19,076; Myrtle Point SD 41 $18,589; Central Curry SD 1 $17,725; Gaston School District 511-J $17,495; Enterprise SD 21 $15,057; Stanfield $14,105; State median, under 1,000 students $20,169.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kNestucca Valley SD 101J$21,283Alsea$21,016John Day SD 3$20,960Knappa SD 4$20,419Oakridge SD 76$19,076Myrtle Point SD 41$18,589Central Curry SD 1$17,725Gaston School District 511-J$17,495Enterprise SD 21$15,057Stanfield$14,105State median, under 1,000 students $20,169
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to John Day SD 3, FY23Nestucca Valley SD 101J $21,283; Alsea $21,016; John Day SD 3 $20,960; Knappa SD 4 $20,419; Oakridge SD 76 $19,076; Myrtle Point SD 41 $18,589; Central Curry SD 1 $17,725; Gaston School District 511-J $17,495; Enterprise SD 21 $15,057; Stanfield $14,105; State median, under 1,000 students $20,169.10k15k20k22.5kNestucca Valley SD 101J$21,283Alsea$21,016John Day SD 3$20,960Knappa SD 4$20,419Oakridge SD 76$19,076Myrtle Point SD 41$18,589Central Curry SD 1$17,725Gaston School District 511-J$17,495Enterprise SD 21$15,057Stanfield$14,105State median, under 1,000 students $20,169
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to John Day SD 3, FY23Nestucca Valley SD 101J $21,283; Alsea $21,016; John Day SD 3 $20,960; Knappa SD 4 $20,419; Oakridge SD 76 $19,076; Myrtle Point SD 41 $18,589; Central Curry SD 1 $17,725; Gaston School District 511-J $17,495; Enterprise SD 21 $15,057; Stanfield $14,105; State median, under 1,000 students $20,169.10k15k20k22.5kNestucca Valley SD 101J$21,283Alsea$21,016John Day SD 3$20,960Knappa SD 4$20,419Oakridge SD 76$19,076Myrtle Point SD 41$18,589Central Curry SD 1$17,725Gaston School District 511-J$17,495Enterprise SD 21$15,057Stanfield$14,105State median, under 1,000 students $20,169

Where the money came from

$12,030,000 in revenue: 72.4% state, 18.8% local and 8.8% federal. Total spending including $3,078,000 of capital outlay was $13,110,000, or $27,894 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

John Day SD 3 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,713,000; Local $2,257,000; Federal $1,060,000; total $12,030,000.
  • State$8,713,000 72%
  • Local$2,257,000 19%
  • Federal$1,060,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 100 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

470 students in 2022-23, 471 students in 2023-24, 465 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

John Day SD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 46502004006002022-234702023-244712024-25465
John Day SD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 46502004006002022-234702023-244712024-25465
John Day SD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 46502004006002022-234702023-244712024-25465
John Day SD 3 enrollment by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 46502004006002022-234702023-244712024-25465

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347038.512.2
2023-2447138.712.2
2024-2546537.012.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,558,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,443 per student

John Day SD 3 booked $2,558,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 40 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,694 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 48 in 100 Oregon districts with a figure (state median $65,110, 168 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oregon teacher salary at $69,671 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,069,00080.9%
Special education$256,00010.0%
Vocational$160,0006.3%
Other programs$73,0002.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,745 in 2018-19, $3,645 in 2019-20, $4,061 in 2020-21, $4,391 in 2021-22, $5,443 in 2022-23.

John Day SD 3 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,745, 2019-20: $3,645, 2020-21: $4,061, 2021-22: $4,391, 2022-23: $5,44302k4k6k2018-19$3,7452019-20$3,6452020-21$4,0612021-22$4,3912022-23$5,443
John Day SD 3 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,745, 2019-20: $3,645, 2020-21: $4,061, 2021-22: $4,391, 2022-23: $5,44302k4k6k2018-19$3,7452019-20$3,6452020-21$4,0612021-22$4,3912022-23$5,443
John Day SD 3 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,745, 2019-20: $3,645, 2020-21: $4,061, 2021-22: $4,391, 2022-23: $5,44302k4k6k2018-19$3,7452019-20$3,6452020-21$4,0612021-22$4,3912022-23$5,443
John Day SD 3 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,745, 2019-20: $3,645, 2020-21: $4,061, 2021-22: $4,391, 2022-23: $5,44302k4k6k2018-19$3,7452019-20$3,6452020-21$4,0612021-22$4,3912022-23$5,443

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in John Day SD 3 scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 32% in math, against 44% in reading and 30.6% in math across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOregonStudents tested
Reading and language arts53%44%247
Math32%30.6%245

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 29 students in John Day SD 3's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate80% or more81.3%
Students in the class2946,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 259 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Humbolt Elementary School24713.772.9%Schoolwide program
Seneca Elementary School126.175.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 206 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School20612.172.3%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact John Day SD 3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about John Day SD 3

  1. Oregon districts by spending per studentJohn Day SD 3 ranks 45 of 100 Oregon districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,960).#45 of 100
  2. Every school district in OregonJohn Day SD 3 is the number 129 by size of 207 Oregon districts, with 470 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#129 of 207
  3. Gaston School District 511-JThe next larger Oregon district: 483 students in fall 2022, $17,495 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,495
  4. Knappa SD 4The next smaller Oregon district: 454 students in fall 2022, $20,419 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,419
  5. Compare John Day SD 3 with Gaston School District 511-JEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Grant Union Junior/Senior High School, its largest high school206 students in 2024-25, 12.1 per teacher.206
  7. Teacher salary spending across OregonJohn Day SD 3 spent $64,694 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,110); spending, not a salary.$64,694
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about John Day SD 3

  1. How many schools and students are in John Day SD 3?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 465 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does John Day SD 3 spend per student?
    $20,960 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oregon median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,169 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,688 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does John Day SD 3's money come from?
    $12,030,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.4% state, 18.8% local and 8.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in John Day SD 3 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 67 of the 637 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does John Day SD 3 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,558,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,443 per student. Divided by the 40 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,694 per teacher, more than 48 in 100 Oregon districts (state median $65,110). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oregon teacher salary at $69,671 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in John Day SD 3 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in John Day SD 3 scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 32% in math, against 44% in reading and 30.6% in math across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in John Day SD 3?
    80% or more of the 29 students in John Day SD 3's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is John Day SD 3's NCES district ID?
    4106780. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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