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Joseph, Oregon - 2 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Joseph Sd 6 #21 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,138 per pupil, Joseph Sd 6 ranks #83 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
266
Total Enrollment
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$16,138
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Joseph Sd 6 operates 2 public schools serving 266 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Wallowa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,138 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 25.0% local, 66.2% state, and 8.8% 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 73/100, ranked #21 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 144:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Joseph Charter School, enrolling 264 students (98% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Imnaha Elementary School, at 6 students, a 44x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Joseph Charter School accounts for 97.8% of all Joseph Sd 6 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Joseph Sd 6 a distant remainder — means Joseph Sd 6-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Joseph Sd 6 student-counselor ratio is 144:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Joseph Sd 6 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Joseph Sd 6 is typically wider than the Joseph Sd 6-aggregate figure suggests.
Joseph Sd 6 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 266 students.
How much does Joseph Sd 6 spend per student?
Joseph Sd 6 spends $16,138 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #21 in Oregon.
What is the demographic composition of Joseph Sd 6?
Joseph Sd 6 students are 75.0% White, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Joseph Sd 6?
Joseph Sd 6 has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #21 out of 160 districts in Oregon.