Lost River High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Merrill, Oregon

Lost River High School in Merrill, Oregon enrolled 242 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Oregon high-school median of 18.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Oregon: 81.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

228 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 242 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Lost River High School by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232282023-242402024-25242
Students enrolled at Lost River High School by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232282023-242402024-25242
Students enrolled at Lost River High School by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232282023-242402024-25242
Students enrolled at Lost River High School by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232282023-242402024-25242
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322814.016.3
2023-2424014.516.6
2024-2524215.016.1

16.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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; Lost River High School 16.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLost River High School 16.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Lost River High School 16.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLost River High School 16.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Lost River High School 16.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLost River High School 16.1state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; Lost River High School 16.1; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLost River High School 16.1state 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).

One counselor per 232 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lost River High School enrolled 232 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 232 of the 232 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.5% of students were Hispanic, 44.6% White, 2.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.5%
  2. White44.6%
  3. Two or more races2.5%
  4. American Indian0.4%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lost River High School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%42%44%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%28% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

90% or more of the 36 students in Lost River 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 rate90% or more80%81.3%
Students in the class3654146,371

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.

What to look at next about Lost River High School

  1. Henley High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 720 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. Bonanza Junior/Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 222 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Lost River High School with Henley High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Klamath County SD spends per student$15,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,356
  5. The largest public schools in OregonLost River High School is the number 158 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#158 of 260
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.16.1:1
  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 Lost River High School

  1. How many students attend Lost River High School?
    242 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 228 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Merrill, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lost River High School?
    16.1 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 Lost River High School a Title I school?
    Lost River High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lost River High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lost River High School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lost River High School?
    90% or more of the 36 students in Lost River 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 Lost River High School in?
    Klamath County SD, NCES district ID 4107020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410702000511 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, 2021-22 and 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.

Compiled from official source data by .