Bethel School District, Oregon, elections

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Bethel School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,101 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
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Bethel School District is a school district in Oregon (Lane County). During the 2023 school year, 5,101 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

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

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Elections

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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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.124

Term length and staggering

School board members in Oregon have four-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.018

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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statute Section 255.335

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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Chapter 332

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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.138

 


About the district

School board

The Bethel School District 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
Drae Charles20232027
Curt Nordling20232027
Robin Zygaitis20192027
Caleb Clark20212025
Ashley Espinoza20212025
Debi Farr20082025
Paul Jorgensen19882025

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Overlapping state house districts

Bethel School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Oregon House of Representatives District 14Julie FaheyDemocratic Party 93% 27%
Oregon House of Representatives District 13Nancy NathansonDemocratic Party 5% 8%
Oregon House of Representatives District 12Darin HarbickRepublican Party 2% < 1%

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: $9,823,000 $1,850 12%
Local: $27,023,000 $5,089 33%
State: $46,166,000 $8,694 56%
Total: $83,012,000 $15,633
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $80,064,000 $15,077
Total Current Expenditures: $72,004,000 $13,560
Instructional Expenditures: $42,918,000 $8,082 54%
Student and Staff Support: $7,023,000 $1,322 9%
Administration: $11,749,000 $2,212 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,314,000 $1,942 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,494,000 $1,034
Construction: $1,093,000 $205
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $463,000 $87
Interest on Debt: $1,422,000 $267

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 18 40-59 <50 10-14 <50 20-29 19
2018-2019 32 50-54 20-24 24 20-29 30-34 35
2017-2018 36 55-59 20-24 28 40-49 30-34 39
2016-2017 38 50-54 30-34 31 40-49 30-34 40
2015-2016 38 40-44 20-24 29 30-39 40-44 41
2014-2015 37 40-44 25-29 29 30-39 35-39 40
2013-2014 60 65-69 40-44 51 50-59 60-64 62
2012-2013 59 65-69 50-54 51 50-54 55-59 61
2011-2012 60 65-69 55-59 51 55-59 60-64 62
2010-2011 59 60-64 45-49 50 50-54 65-69 61

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 34 40-59 <50 25-29 <50 30-39 36
2018-2019 48 60-64 30-34 38 40-49 50-54 52
2017-2018 51 65-69 30-34 45 50-59 45-49 53
2016-2017 52 65-69 35-39 48 40-49 45-49 54
2015-2016 53 65-69 45-49 45 50-59 50-54 55
2014-2015 51 35-39 35-39 43 50-59 55-59 54
2013-2014 71 60-64 60-64 60 60-69 70-74 74
2012-2013 71 65-69 60-64 60 55-59 75-79 74
2011-2012 74 70-74 60-64 66 70-74 75-79 76
2010-2011 81 80-84 70-74 76 70-74 75-79 82

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 79 >=80 >=50 75-79 >=50 60-79 75-79
2018-2019 75 >=50 >=50 70-74 >=50 60-79 75-79
2017-2018 66 >=50 <50 65-69 >=50 50-59 65-69
2016-2017 69 >=50 >=50 60-69 <50 60-79 68
2015-2016 70 >=50 >=50 70-74 PS 60-79 65-69
2014-2015 74 >=50 >=50 75-79 >=50 >=80 75-79
2013-2014 70 >=50 >=50 55-59 <50 >=80 73
2012-2013 70 >=50 >=50 60-64 >=50 60-79 71
2011-2012 63 40-59 >=50 55-59 40-59 <50 65-69
2010-2011 57 <50 <50 50-54 <50 >=50 59

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 5,101 -3.5
2021-2022 5,279 -0.6
2020-2021 5,310 -4.7
2019-2020 5,560 -1.3
2018-2019 5,633 0.1
2017-2018 5,629 -0.3
2016-2017 5,648 -0.6
2015-2016 5,681 0.4
2014-2015 5,659 -0.2
2013-2014 5,669 -4.6
2012-2013 5,930 -2.4
2011-2012 6,072 4.2
2010-2011 5,818 -5.0
2009-2010 6,111 1.0
2008-2009 6,047 -1.8
2007-2008 6,157 3.2
2006-2007 5,959 5.6
2005-2006 5,623 -2.2
2004-2005 5,748 1.2
2003-2004 5,679 3.0
2002-2003 5,507 3.6
2001-2002 5,311 1.8
2000-2001 5,218 2.5
1999-2000 5,086 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Bethel School District (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 1.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 4.0
Black 1.6 2.3
Hispanic 26.3 25.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.8
Two or More Races 9.0 7.2
White 58.6 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, Bethel School District had 308.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.53.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 27.51
Elementary: 194.87
Secondary: 86.29
Total: 308.67

Bethel School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 17.97 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 16.07
School Administrators: 17.97
School Administrative Support: 34.75
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 164.96
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 9.69
Student Support Services: 27.75
Other Support Services: 170.60

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]

The Bethel School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cascade Middle School3426-8
Clear Lake Elementary School300KG-5
Danebo Elementary School254KG-5
Fairfield Elementary School333KG-5
Irving Elementary School258KG-5
Kalapuya High School929-12
Malabon Elementary School346KG-5
Meadow View School657KG-8
Prairie Mountain School585KG-8
Shasta Middle School3926-8
Willamette High School1,5169-12

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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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