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Bend-La Pine Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 17,360 (2022-2023)
Schools: 35 (2022-2023)
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Bend-La Pine Schools is a school district in Oregon (Deschutes County). During the 2023 school year, 17,360 students attended one of the district's 35 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 1

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Incumbent Cheri Helt won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 1 on May 16, 2017.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 2

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Incumbent Julie Craig won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 2 on May 16, 2017.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 4

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Incumbent Stuart Young won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 4 on May 16, 2017.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 7

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Incumbent Carrie McPherson Douglass won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 7 on May 16, 2017.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 3

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Incumbent Andy High won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 3 on May 19, 2015.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 5

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Incumbent Ron Gallinat won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 5 on May 19, 2015.

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Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 6

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Incumbent Peggy Kinkade won election in the general election for Bend-La Pine Schools school board Zone 6 on May 19, 2015.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Oregon are held on the Third Tuesday in May every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Chapters 255 and 332

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: March 18, 2027
  • General election date: May 18, 2027

Election system

School board members in Oregon are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Oregon are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Statute governing nonpartisan elections governs the election procedures for school district board member elections and prohibits the inclusion of any information or designations on the ballot other than the names of the candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

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Term length and staggering

School board members in Oregon have four-year terms.

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Oregon Statute states that each district must hold a school board election every two years to elect board members to four-year terms. Most districts elect as close to half of their board members as possible every two years.

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Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Oregon are elected by voters at large, by voters from zones (sub-districts), or through a combination of the two. Nominating petitions for school board candidates can also contain signatures from the district at large, from voters within sub-districts, or through a combination of the two. School board seats can be nominated from zones but elected at large. School board members are nominated and elected according to position numbers for both at-large seats and by-sub-district seats. School board members are elected at large by default. Zones (sub-districts) for nominating petitions can be established through school board resolution or petition and voter approval processes. Once sub-districts for nominating petitions are established, the school board can also vote to establish that positions nominated by voters from sub-districts must also be elected by voters from those sub-districts.

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Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for school board candidates to file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy is 61 days before the May general election in odd-numbered years. This means the school board candidate filing deadline is in mid-March in odd-numbered years. The filing window is 40 days long.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235 

School board candidates cannot file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy until 40 days before the filing deadline. The filing deadline is 61 days before the May general election, which means the window for candidates to file opens 101 days before the May general election in early February in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235

The term of school board members officially expires on June 30 following the election of their replacements, which means the term of newly elected school board members officially begins on July 1 following their election to office.

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About the district

School board

Bend-La Pine Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kina Chadwick
Ross Tomlin2024
Amy Tatom2027
Cameron Fischer20232027
Marcus LeGrand2025
Carrie McPherson Douglass2025
Shirley Olson2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Bend-La Pine Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Oregon House of Representatives District 55E. Werner ReschkeRepublican Party 96% 24%
Oregon House of Representatives District 54Jason KropfDemocratic Party 2% 100%
Oregon House of Representatives District 53Emerson LevyDemocratic Party 2% 7%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $24,201,000 $1,380 9%
Local: $135,269,000 $7,711 49%
State: $115,966,000 $6,610 42%
Total: $275,436,000 $15,701
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $334,614,000 $19,073
Total Current Expenditures: $210,535,000 $12,001
Instructional Expenditures: $128,368,000 $7,317 38%
Student and Staff Support: $24,944,000 $1,421 7%
Administration: $26,980,000 $1,537 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $30,243,000 $1,723 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $99,554,000 $5,674
Construction: $93,652,000 $5,338
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,171,000 $123
Interest on Debt: $19,108,000 $1,089

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 50-59 <=20 19 <50 40-44 43
2018-2019 49 55-59 35-39 26 20-29 45-49 53
2017-2018 51 60-64 30-39 27 11-19 50-54 55
2016-2017 51 60-64 30-39 30 30-39 55-59 53
2015-2016 49 65-69 20-29 27 25-29 60-64 52
2014-2015 50 60-64 40-49 28 40-44 50-54 53
2013-2014 71 70-74 55-59 50 55-59 70-74 75
2012-2013 73 75-79 55-59 51 55-59 80-84 76
2011-2012 73 75-79 50-54 54 55-59 75-79 75
2010-2011 70 70-74 55-59 47 65-69 75-79 72

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 58 60-69 60-79 33 >=50 60-64 62
2018-2019 61 70-74 35-39 37 40-49 60-64 65
2017-2018 62 70-74 40-49 39 30-39 60-64 66
2016-2017 61 70-74 40-49 40 40-49 70-74 64
2015-2016 63 70-74 40-49 39 50-54 65-69 67
2014-2015 64 70-74 60-69 44 50-54 65-69 67
2013-2014 80 75-79 75-79 60 65-69 80-84 83
2012-2013 81 85-89 75-79 60 65-69 85-89 84
2011-2012 82 85-89 75-79 64 65-69 85-89 85
2010-2011 86 85-89 80-84 71 80-84 90-94 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 86 >=80 >=50 80-84 >=50 80-89 87
2018-2019 81 >=80 60-79 65-69 40-59 80-89 83
2017-2018 82 >=80 60-79 65-69 >=50 70-79 84
2016-2017 79 >=80 >=50 55-59 >=80 80-89 81
2015-2016 78 >=80 40-59 60-64 >=50 70-79 80
2014-2015 77 60-79 60-79 60-64 >=50 60-79 79
2013-2014 77 60-79 >=50 60-64 >=50 40-59 79
2012-2013 79 >=80 >=50 60-64 40-59 >=50 81
2011-2012 72 >=50 60-79 45-49 60-79 >=80 75
2010-2011 68 >=50 >=50 40-44 <50 >=50 72

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 17,360 -0.4
2021-2022 17,421 -0.7
2020-2021 17,543 -6.3
2019-2020 18,651 1.4
2018-2019 18,390 0.3
2017-2018 18,326 1.9
2016-2017 17,984 2.6
2015-2016 17,517 2.2
2014-2015 17,123 1.7
2013-2014 16,834 1.5
2012-2013 16,586 0.9
2011-2012 16,437 1.6
2010-2011 16,173 2.1
2009-2010 15,835 -0.8
2008-2009 15,957 0.7
2007-2008 15,843 3.3
2006-2007 15,323 4.7
2005-2006 14,605 2.1
2004-2005 14,303 2.5
2003-2004 13,940 1.9
2002-2003 13,671 2.8
2001-2002 13,294 1.2
2000-2001 13,128 2.7
1999-2000 12,779 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Bend-La Pine Schools (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 4.0
Black 0.7 2.3
Hispanic 12.6 25.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.8
Two or More Races 4.4 7.2
White 80.1 58.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Bend-La Pine Schools had 889.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.52.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 69.61
Elementary: 548.85
Secondary: 271.05
Total: 889.51

Bend-La Pine Schools employed 4.00 district administrators and 66.93 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 55.83
School Administrators: 66.93
School Administrative Support: 120.73
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 220.62
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.21
Total Guidance Counselors: 73.12
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.66
Library/Media Support: 24.95
Student Support Services: 73.86
Other Support Services: 417.73

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Bend-La Pine Schools operates 35 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amity Creek Elementary School147KG-5
Bear Creek Elementary School510KG-5
Bend International School221KG-8
Bend Senior High School1,3309-12
Buckingham Elementary School395KG-5
Caldera High School9399-11
Cascade Middle School6146-8
Desert Sky Montessori177KG-6
Elk Meadow Elementary School454KG-5
Ensworth Elementary School151KG-5
High Desert Middle School6776-8
High Lakes Elementary School449KG-5
Highland School At Kenwood Elementary School388KG-5
Juniper Elementary School414KG-5
Lapine Elementary School399KG-5
Lapine Middle School3116-8
Lapine Senior High School4599-12
Lava Ridge Elementary School434KG-5
Marshall High School1239-12
Mountain View Senior High School1,2219-12
North Star Elementary291KG-5
Pacific Crest Middle School6096-8
Pilot Butte Middle School6866-8
Pine Ridge Elementary525KG-5
Ponderosa Elementary471KG-5
Realms High School1669-12
Realms Middle School1486-8
R E Jewell Elementary School435KG-5
Rosland Elementary255KG-5
Silver Rail Elementary School440KG-5
Sky View Middle School5866-8
Summit High School1,4449-12
Three Rivers Elementary School409KG-8
Westside Village Magnet School At Kingston Elementary School220KG-8
William E Miller Elementary509KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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