Burns High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Burns, Oregon

Burns High School in Burns, Oregon enrolled 215 students in 2024-25 with 17.5 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Oregon high-school median of 18.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-49% (Oregon: 81.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

219 students in 2022-23, 230 students in 2023-24, 215 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 17.5.

Students enrolled at Burns High School by school year2022-23: 219, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21501002003002022-232192023-242302024-25215
Students enrolled at Burns High School by school year2022-23: 219, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21501002003002022-232192023-242302024-25215
Students enrolled at Burns High School by school year2022-23: 219, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21501002003002022-232192023-242302024-25215
Students enrolled at Burns High School by school year2022-23: 219, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 21501002003002022-232192023-242302024-25215
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321917.012.9
2023-2423016.014.4
2024-2521517.512.3

12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Oregon high schools

Among the 250 Oregon high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Burns High School 12.3; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBurns High School 12.3state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Burns High School 12.3; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBurns High School 12.3state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Burns High School 12.3; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBurns High School 12.3state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Burns High School 12.3; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBurns High School 12.3state median 18.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

4 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Burns High School enrolled 218 students and reported no counselor; it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent54.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.1% of students were White, 10.7% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.1%
  2. Hispanic10.7%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. American Indian3.7%
  5. Asian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Burns High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 30.8% in math across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtOregon
Math20‑29%25% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-49% of the 49 students in Burns High School'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 schoolIts districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate40‑49%40‑49%81.3%
Students in the class495446,371

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

High schools in Burns

2 public high schools in Burns report 2024-25 enrollment; Burns High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Burns High School21512.333.0%
Monroe School1515.080.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Burns High School

  1. Monroe SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 15 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Crane Union High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 27 miles away: 96 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
  3. Compare Burns High School with Monroe SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harney County SD 3 spends per student$17,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,491
  5. The largest public schools in OregonBurns High School is the number 167 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#167 of 260
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.12.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Burns High School

  1. How many students attend Burns High School?
    215 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 219 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Burns, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Burns High School?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for high schools is 18.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Burns High School a Title I school?
    Burns High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Burns High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Burns High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 30.8% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Burns High School?
    40-49% of the 49 students in Burns High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Burns High School in?
    Harney County SD 3, NCES district ID 4102490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410249000379 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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