Prairie City SD 4

Public school district · Grant County · Oregon · NCES district ID 4110110

Prairie City SD 4 spent $5,875 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Oregon districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,368). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,131 students in 2024-25; 87.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $5,123 per student, down 12.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 55-59% (Oregon: 81.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Oregon districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Prairie City SD 4 in enrollment (983 to 1,144 students) and Prairie City SD 4 itself.

Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Prairie City SD 4, FY23Creswell SD 40 $17,085; Warrenton-Hammond SD 30 $16,556; Sisters SD 6 $16,286; Corbett $15,236; Banks $14,460; Rogue River $14,222; Pleasant Hill $13,369; Yamhill Carlton $13,131; Lowell $7,273; Prairie City SD 4 $5,875; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.5k10k15k20kCreswell SD 40$17,085Warrenton-Hammond SD 30$16,556Sisters SD 6$16,286Corbett$15,236Banks$14,460Rogue River$14,222Pleasant Hill$13,369Yamhill Carlton$13,131Lowell$7,273Prairie City SD 4$5,875State median, 1,000+ students $15,368
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Prairie City SD 4, FY23Creswell SD 40 $17,085; Warrenton-Hammond SD 30 $16,556; Sisters SD 6 $16,286; Corbett $15,236; Banks $14,460; Rogue River $14,222; Pleasant Hill $13,369; Yamhill Carlton $13,131; Lowell $7,273; Prairie City SD 4 $5,875; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.5k10k15k20kCreswell SD 40$17,085Warrenton-Hammond SD 30$16,556Sisters SD 6$16,286Corbett$15,236Banks$14,460Rogue River$14,222Pleasant Hill$13,369Yamhill Carlton$13,131Lowell$7,273Prairie City SD 4$5,875State median, 1,000+ students $15,368
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Prairie City SD 4, FY23Creswell SD 40 $17,085; Warrenton-Hammond SD 30 $16,556; Sisters SD 6 $16,286; Corbett $15,236; Banks $14,460; Rogue River $14,222; Pleasant Hill $13,369; Yamhill Carlton $13,131; Lowell $7,273; Prairie City SD 4 $5,875; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.5k10k15k20kCreswell SD 40$17,085Warrenton-Hammond SD 30$16,556Sisters SD 6$16,286Corbett$15,236Banks$14,460Rogue River$14,222Pleasant Hill$13,369Yamhill Carlton$13,131Lowell$7,273Prairie City SD 4$5,875State median, 1,000+ students $15,368
Current spending per student, Oregon districts closest in size to Prairie City SD 4, FY23Creswell SD 40 $17,085; Warrenton-Hammond SD 30 $16,556; Sisters SD 6 $16,286; Corbett $15,236; Banks $14,460; Rogue River $14,222; Pleasant Hill $13,369; Yamhill Carlton $13,131; Lowell $7,273; Prairie City SD 4 $5,875; State median, 1,000+ students $15,368.5k10k15k20kCreswell SD 40$17,085Warrenton-Hammond SD 30$16,556Sisters SD 6$16,286Corbett$15,236Banks$14,460Rogue River$14,222Pleasant Hill$13,369Yamhill Carlton$13,131Lowell$7,273Prairie City SD 4$5,875State median, 1,000+ students $15,368

Where the money came from

$15,707,000 in revenue: 87.4% state, 6.9% local and 5.7% federal. Total spending including $718,000 of capital outlay was $15,511,000, or $14,243 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Prairie City SD 4 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,727,000; Local $1,085,000; Federal $895,000; total $15,707,000.
  • State$13,727,000 87%
  • Local$1,085,000 7%
  • Federal$895,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 93 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,089 students in 2022-23, 1,187 students in 2023-24, 1,131 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Prairie City SD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,187, 2024-25: 1,13105001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,1872024-251,131
Prairie City SD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,187, 2024-25: 1,13105001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,1872024-251,131
Prairie City SD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,187, 2024-25: 1,13105001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,1872024-251,131
Prairie City SD 4 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,089, 2023-24: 1,187, 2024-25: 1,13105001k1.5k2022-231,0892023-241,1872024-251,131

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,08948.022.7
2023-241,18761.619.3
2024-251,13156.620.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Prairie City SD 4 scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 30% in math, against 44% in reading and 30.6% in math across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOregonStudents tested
Reading and language arts44%44%452
Math30%30.6%444

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

55-59% of the 145 students in Prairie City SD 4's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate55‑59%81.3%
Students in the class14546,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 other schools, 1,131 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oregon Connections Academy88425.3not reportedNot Title I
Prairie City School24711.479.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Prairie City SD 4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Prairie City SD 4

  1. Oregon districts by spending per studentPrairie City SD 4 ranks 91 of 93 Oregon districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($5,875).#91 of 93
  2. Every school district in OregonPrairie City SD 4 is the number 88 by size of 207 Oregon districts, with 1,089 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#88 of 207
  3. Yamhill Carlton School DistrictThe next larger Oregon district: 1,108 students in fall 2022, $13,131 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,131
  4. Rogue River School DistrictThe next smaller Oregon district: 1,079 students in fall 2022, $14,222 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,222
  5. Compare Prairie City SD 4 with Yamhill Carlton School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Prairie City SD 4

  1. How many schools and students are in Prairie City SD 4?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 other), enrolling 1,131 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Prairie City SD 4 spend per student?
    $5,875 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oregon median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,368 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $5,123 per student, down 12.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Prairie City SD 4's money come from?
    $15,707,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 87.4% state, 6.9% local and 5.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Prairie City SD 4 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 33 of the 152 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Prairie City SD 4 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Prairie City SD 4 scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 30% in math, against 44% in reading and 30.6% in math across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Prairie City SD 4?
    55-59% of the 145 students in Prairie City SD 4's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Prairie City SD 4's NCES district ID?
    4110110. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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