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Ontario School District, Oregon

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,211 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Ontario School District is a school district in Oregon (Malheur County). During the 2024 school year, 2,211 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Ontario 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
Abby Apodaca
Mike Blackaby
Jenna Mejia
Lisa Reeser
Bret Uptmore

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $6,681,000 $2,946 16%
Local: $7,122,000 $3,140 17%
State: $29,086,000 $12,825 68%
Total: $42,889,000 $18,910
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $39,422,000 $17,381
Total Current Expenditures: $32,878,000 $14,496
Instructional Expenditures: $18,466,000 $8,141 47%
Student and Staff Support: $2,990,000 $1,318 8%
Administration: $5,618,000 $2,477 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,804,000 $2,559 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $636,000 $280
Construction: $81,000 $35
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $48,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $1,390,000 $612


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 (%)
2021-2022 22 PS <50 17 PS 20-29 31
2020-2021 14 PS PS 11 PS <=20 20-24
2018-2019 31 >=50 <=20 25 PS 30-39 42
2017-2018 31 PS <50 25 PS 20-29 44
2016-2017 27 >=50 <50 23 PS 40-49 33
2015-2016 29 PS <=20 23 >=50 40-59 39
2014-2015 28 >=50 <50 22 PS 40-59 39
2013-2014 51 >=50 <50 46 <50 60-79 61
2012-2013 55 >=50 <50 48 <50 60-79 66
2011-2012 58 >=80 <50 49 >=50 >=80 70
2010-2011 56 >=80 >=50 47 40-59 60-79 71

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 (%)
2021-2022 39 PS <50 34 PS 30-39 50
2020-2021 34 PS PS 26 PS 40-59 45-49
2018-2019 46 >=50 <=20 41 PS 50-59 56
2017-2018 46 PS <50 40 PS 50-59 57
2016-2017 42 >=50 <50 37 PS 60-69 48
2015-2016 40 PS <=20 36 >=50 60-79 47
2014-2015 39 PS <50 31 PS 60-79 53
2013-2014 58 >=50 >=50 50 >=50 60-79 70
2012-2013 59 >=50 >=50 50 >=50 >=80 72
2011-2012 63 >=80 >=50 53 >=50 >=80 76
2010-2011 70 >=80 >=50 60 60-79 >=80 83

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 (%)
2021-2022 90-94 PS PS 90-94 PS 80-89
2020-2021 85-89 85-89 PS >=90
2019-2020 85-89 PS 85-89 80-89
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 85-89 >=50 90-94 PS >=50 75-79
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS 85-89
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS 75-79 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS 85-89 60-69
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 60-64 >=50 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 67 PS PS 65-69 PS >=50 65-69
2011-2012 52 <50 PS 45-49 >=50 >=50 55-59
2010-2011 61 PS 55-59 PS >=50 60-64


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 2,211 -3.2
2022-2023 2,281 0.6
2021-2022 2,268 -2.8
2020-2021 2,331 -3.2
2019-2020 2,406 -3.3
2018-2019 2,485 4.4
2017-2018 2,375 -2.4
2016-2017 2,432 1.0
2015-2016 2,407 -1.9
2014-2015 2,452 -2.1
2013-2014 2,504 -0.2
2012-2013 2,509 2.1
2011-2012 2,457 -2.2
2010-2011 2,511 0.6
2009-2010 2,495 -4.6
2008-2009 2,610 -4.6
2007-2008 2,730 -2.4
2006-2007 2,795 -0.5
2005-2006 2,810 2.8
2004-2005 2,730 -1.0
2003-2004 2,756 -1.4
2002-2003 2,795 -1.5
2001-2002 2,838 1.2
2000-2001 2,804 0.2
1999-2000 2,797 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ontario School District (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 4.1
Black 0.5 2.4
Hispanic 64.2 25.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.9
Two or More Races 3.8 7.3
White 30.9 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, Ontario School District had 151.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.58.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 9.59
Elementary: 97.24
Secondary: 44.84
Total: 151.67

Ontario School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 12.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 12.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 55.71
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 142.02


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 Ontario School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aiken Elementary School264KG-5
Alameda Elementary School339KG-6
Cairo Elementary School124KG-5
May Roberts Elementary School348KG-6
Ontario High School6919-12
Ontario Middle School3337-8
Pioneer Elementary School112KG-5

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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