School district · Oregon

Sweet Home SD 55

Sweet Home SD 55 in Oregon: 7 public schools with 2,249 students and 17.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,164 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
1 charter
Students
2,249
Students per teacher
17.2
OR 17.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,164
OR $17.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
131
Counselors (FTE)
9.1
Students per counselor
247
OR 313 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Oregon's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Oregon: 43%

37%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Oregon

Median 39% · 173 school districts compared

997 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Oregon: 33%

30%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Oregon

Median 28% · 173 school districts compared

994 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.0K15
$9.4K16
$9.7K17
$10.5K18
$11.2K19
$11.5K20
$12.9K21
$13.8K22
$14.0K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.2% · $2M
State
68% · $26.5M
Local
27% · $10.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,447
Support services
$6,094
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$920K
Long-term debt
$18.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Foster Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–627716.340%30%
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–626015.332%22%
Holley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–615717.438%36%
K–630317.835%30%
Sweet Home Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–614223.760%55%
7–835816.532%25%
Sweet Home High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1275218.5——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1920 Long St, Sweet Home, OR 97386
Phone
(541)367-7126
Website