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Silver Falls School District 4J
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Silverton and Scotts Mills.
Students
3,651
Schools
13
Spent per student
$15,776
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$52.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Silver Falls School District 4J
- School Grade A: better than 90% of Oregon districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the OR average
- 21 students per teacher
- Debt of $52.4M, about $14,341 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Silverton.
K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Silverton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Silverton High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. OR
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 30.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 83.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,776 per student · 11% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 68%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,616’20
3,531’21
3,670’22
3,771’23
3,651’24
About steady.
Students
White 78%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
Robert Frost Elementary School
B349 students18:1
Mark Twain Elementary
314 students18:1
Butte Creek Elementary School
B303 students23:1
Victor Point Elementary School
A205 students20:1
Central Howell Elementary School
B+160 students21:1
Scotts Mills Elementary School
B+141 students20:1
Bethany Charter School
A136 students19:1
Silver Crest Elementary School
C+119 students20:1
The Community Roots School
B+99 students19:1
Pratum Elementary School
A+71 students21:1
Evergreen Elementary School
A+67 students17:1
Silverton Middle School
C+425 students21:1
Silverton High School
A1,262 students23:1
Towns served
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.