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Lake Oswego, Oregon - 12 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Lake Oswego Sd 7j #145 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,708 per pupil, Lake Oswego Sd 7j ranks #120 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,867
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$14,708
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Oswego Sd 7j operates 12 public schools serving 6,867 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 high, 2 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 Clackamas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,708 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oregon compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.2% local, 31.5% state, and 5.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #145 of 160 in Oregon against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 308.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Palisades World Language School, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Oswego Senior High School, enrolling 1,282 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Harmony Academy, at 22 students, a 58x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lake Oswego Senior High School accounts for 18.7% of all Lake Oswego Sd 7j student enrollment
That concentration means Lake Oswego Sd 7j-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.
Lake Oswego Sd 7j school enrollment varies 58× across entities
Lake Oswego Sd 7j school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 1,282 students (highest), a spread of 1,260 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lake Oswego Sd 7j student-counselor ratio is 308:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lake Oswego Sd 7j is typically wider than the Lake Oswego Sd 7j-aggregate figure suggests.
Lake Oswego Sd 7j chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Lake Oswego Sd 7j is typically wider than the Lake Oswego Sd 7j-aggregate figure suggests.