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Molalla, Oregon - 7 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Molalla River Sd 35 #147 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,155 per pupil, Molalla River Sd 35 ranks #169 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,572
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,155
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Molalla River Sd 35 operates 7 public schools serving 2,572 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Clackamas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,155 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 31.8% local, 57.2% state, and 11.0% 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 25/100, ranked #147 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 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 280.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.5% White, 21.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Molalla Elementary School, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.
Its largest campus is Molalla High School, enrolling 745 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Clarkes Elementary School, at 153 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Molalla High School accounts for 29.0% of all Molalla River Sd 35 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Molalla River Sd 35-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.
Molalla River Sd 35 school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Molalla River Sd 35 school enrollment ranges from 153 students (lowest) to 745 students (highest), a spread of 592 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.
Molalla River Sd 35 student-counselor ratio is 281:1 — 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 Molalla River Sd 35 is typically wider than the Molalla River Sd 35-aggregate figure suggests.
Molalla River Sd 35 chronic absenteeism rate is 39.8% — 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.