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City in Oregon, United StatesMitchell is a city in Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1873 and was named after John H. Mitchell, a politician. The Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Mitchell. Mitchell School, a public school with an enrollment of about 70 students, is in Mitchell.
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The typical Mitchell home is worth about $375,000, up 3.4% in a year, 24% below the Oregon typical home.
Schools in Mitchell
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The public schools Mitchell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 99% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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