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Portland, Oregon - 86 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Portland Sd 1j #52 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,429 per pupil, Portland Sd 1j ranks #55 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
44,740
Total Enrollment
86
Schools
$18,429
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Portland Sd 1j operates 86 public schools serving 44,740 students, placing it among the largest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 52 elementary, 14 middle, 10 high, 10 combined schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 Multnomah County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,429 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 57.4% local, 33.4% state, and 9.2% 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 57/100, ranked #52 of 160 in Oregon against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 86 schools offering Advanced Placement (88 AP courses district-wide), a 260.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 36.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.2% White, 18.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Whitman Elementary School, with a diversity index of 78.7/100.
Its largest campus is Grant High School, enrolling 2,149 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Emerson School, at 130 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Portland Sd 1j school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Portland Sd 1j school enrollment ranges from 130 students (lowest) to 2,149 students (highest), a spread of 2,019 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Portland Sd 1j student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — 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 Portland Sd 1j is typically wider than the Portland Sd 1j-aggregate figure suggests.
Portland Sd 1j chronic absenteeism rate is 36.5% — 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.