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Fern Ridge School District, Oregon

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Fern Ridge School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,405 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Fern Ridge School District is a school district in Oregon (Douglas and Lane counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,405 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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School board

The Fern Ridge School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mark Gent20252029
WC Grover20252029
Brian Kirkpatrick20252029
Lisa McCann20232027
Kathleen Pizzola20232027

Elections

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,407,000 $2,449 14%
Local: $7,895,000 $5,676 33%
State: $12,752,000 $9,168 53%
Total: $24,054,000 $17,293
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $22,187,000 $15,950
Total Current Expenditures: $19,630,000 $14,112
Instructional Expenditures: $10,973,000 $7,888 49%
Student and Staff Support: $1,481,000 $1,064 7%
Administration: $3,637,000 $2,614 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,539,000 $2,544 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $251,000 $180
Construction: $2,000 $1
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $128,000 $92
Interest on Debt: $1,209,000 $869


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 22 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 20-24
2018-2019 37 PS <50 35-39 <50 40-59 36
2017-2018 34 <50 <50 40-49 21-39 40-59 33
2016-2017 33 PS <50 40-49 <=20 40-59 33
2015-2016 37 <50 <50 30-39 40-59 >=50 36
2014-2015 29 <50 <50 20-29 21-39 >=80 29
2013-2014 57 >=50 >=50 40-49 >=50 60-79 57
2012-2013 56 >=50 >=50 50-59 <50 40-59 56
2011-2012 46 >=50 <50 30-39 40-59 60-79 46
2010-2011 53 >=50 >=50 30-39 60-79 40-59 54

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 44 PS PS 21-39 PS >=50 45-49
2018-2019 53 PS <50 50-54 <50 60-79 52
2017-2018 52 <50 <50 40-49 40-59 60-79 53
2016-2017 48 PS >=50 40-49 21-39 >=80 48
2015-2016 48 >=50 >=50 50-59 40-59 >=50 47
2014-2015 47 >=50 <50 40-49 21-39 >=80 46
2013-2014 70 PS >=50 60-69 >=50 60-79 70
2012-2013 72 >=50 >=50 70-79 >=50 60-79 72
2011-2012 70 >=50 >=50 70-79 40-59 60-79 70
2010-2011 79 >=50 >=50 70-79 60-79 60-79 79

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 65-69 PS >=50 PS >=50 65-69
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 60-64 PS PS <50 PS >=50 60-64
2016-2017 60-64 PS PS >=50 PS 60-64
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS <50 PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 70-74 PS PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2013-2014 55-59 PS PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 55-59 PS <50 PS 55-59
2011-2012 55-59 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 50-54
2010-2011 55-59 PS PS <50 >=50 PS 55-59


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 (%)
2023-2024 1,405 -1.7
2022-2023 1,429 2.7
2021-2022 1,391 -2.4
2020-2021 1,424 -6.5
2019-2020 1,517 2.2
2018-2019 1,483 0.5
2017-2018 1,476 2.7
2016-2017 1,436 -1.5
2015-2016 1,458 -0.1
2014-2015 1,459 -4.0
2013-2014 1,518 0.3
2012-2013 1,513 -9.7
2011-2012 1,660 3.0
2010-2011 1,611 -1.1
2009-2010 1,629 1.7
2008-2009 1,601 -0.8
2007-2008 1,614 -4.2
2006-2007 1,682 6.2
2005-2006 1,578 -6.4
2004-2005 1,679 1.5
2003-2004 1,653 -1.9
2002-2003 1,685 -7.1
2001-2002 1,805 -1.9
2000-2001 1,840 -4.6
1999-2000 1,924 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fern Ridge School District (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.3 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 4.1
Black 0.4 2.4
Hispanic 10.6 25.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.9
Two or More Races 4.9 7.3
White 81.9 58.0

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 2023-2024 school year, Fern Ridge School District had 77.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.17
Elementary: 46.83
Secondary: 24.50
Total: 77.50

Fern Ridge School District employed 2.90 district administrators and 6.88 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.90
District Administrative Support: 8.79
School Administrators: 6.88
School Administrative Support: 11.51
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 36.13
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.29
Student Support Services: 4.03
Other Support Services: 38.38


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 Fern Ridge School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Elmira Elementary School283KG-5
Elmira High School4019-12
Fern Ridge Middle School2886-8
Veneta Elementary School338KG-5
West Lane Charter School749-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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