An equity score of 69/100 ranks Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 #31 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,651 per pupil, Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 ranks #129 of 196 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,629
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,651
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 operates 4 public schools serving 1,629 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Umatilla County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,651 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 196 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oregon compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.9% local, 63.3% state, and 19.8% 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 69/100, ranked #31 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 268.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 53.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.5% Hispanic or Latino, 36.5% White, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ferndale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 50.6/100.
Its largest campus is Gib Olinger Elementary School, enrolling 498 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Gib Olinger Elementary School accounts for 30.6% of all Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 school enrollment ranges from 240 students (lowest) to 498 students (highest), a spread of 258 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — 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 Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 is typically wider than the Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7-aggregate figure suggests.
Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7 chronic absenteeism rate is 53.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Milton-Freewater Unified Sd 7's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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