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Canyon City, Oregon - 3 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks John Day Sd 3 #15 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,269 per pupil, John Day Sd 3 ranks #68 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
470
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,269
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
John Day Sd 3 operates 3 public schools serving 470 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined 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 Grant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,269 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 18.5% local, 69.3% state, and 12.3% 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 79/100, ranked #15 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.
and 33.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seneca Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.3/100.
Its largest campus is Humbolt Elementary School, enrolling 247 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Seneca Elementary School, at 12 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Humbolt Elementary School accounts for 52.6% of all John Day Sd 3 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of John Day Sd 3 a distant remainder — means John Day Sd 3-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.
John Day Sd 3 school enrollment varies 21× across entities
John Day Sd 3 school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 247 students (highest), a spread of 235 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
John Day Sd 3 chronic absenteeism rate is 33.1% — 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.
John Day Sd 3 has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 470 students.
How much does John Day Sd 3 spend per student?
John Day Sd 3 spends $17,269 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #15 in Oregon.
What is the demographic composition of John Day Sd 3?
John Day Sd 3 students are 83.6% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John Day Sd 3?
John Day Sd 3 has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #15 out of 160 districts in Oregon.