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Sweet Home School District 55
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Sweet Home.
Students
2,249
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,626
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$15.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Sweet Home School District 55
- School Grade B: better than 60% of Oregon districts
- Spends 18% less per student than the OR average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.5% since 2020
- Debt of $15.2M, about $6,763 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Holley.
K–6Holley Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Sweet Home Junior High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. OR
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 30.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 83.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,626 per student · 18% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 68%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,132’20
2,245’21
2,340’22
2,297’23
2,249’24
Up 5.5% since 2020.
Students
White 83%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Oak Heights Elementary School
C303 students18:1
Foster Elementary School
B277 students16:1
Hawthorne Elementary School
B−260 students15:1
Holley Elementary School
C157 students17:1
Sweet Home Charter School
B142 students24:1
Sweet Home Junior High School
B−358 students16:1
Sweet Home High School
B+752 students18:1
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.