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Sisters, Oregon - 3 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Sisters Sd 6 #110 of 160 districts in Oregon (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,622 per pupil, Sisters Sd 6 ranks #95 of 194 Oregon districts by per-pupil spending (Oregon districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,144
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,622
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sisters Sd 6 operates 3 public schools serving 1,144 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oregon. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Deschutes County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,622 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 72.7% local, 22.2% state, and 5.1% 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 40/100, ranked #110 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 320.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.6% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sisters High School, with a diversity index of 30.6/100.
Its largest campus is Sisters Elementary School, enrolling 491 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Sisters Elementary School accounts for 42.0% of all Sisters Sd 6 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sisters Sd 6-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Sisters Sd 6 student-counselor ratio is 320:1 — 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 Sisters Sd 6 is typically wider than the Sisters Sd 6-aggregate figure suggests.
Sisters Sd 6 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.2% — 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 Sisters Sd 6 is typically wider than the Sisters Sd 6-aggregate figure suggests.