What share of students in Oregon are proficient in math?

In 2024, 24% of eighth graders in Oregon public schools were at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics (joint 18th lowest among the 50 states and DC) and 27% in reading, compared with 31% and 34% in 2019 (national public 2024: 27% and 29%).

Education in Oregon, United States: official figures

81.3% of public high school students in Oregon graduated within four years of starting ninth grade in the 2021-22 school year (the adjusted cohort graduation rate); 6th lowest among the 49 states (including DC) with data (U.S.: 86.6%).

High school graduation rate (4-year ACGR)

81.3%

2021-22

NAEP fourth-grade reading score

207

2024

NAEP eighth-grade mathematics score

268

2024

Current spending per pupil, public schools

$18,083

FY2024

Public school enrollment

572,624

Fall 2023

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher

37.8%

2024

Is the graduation rate in Oregon rising?

The four-year graduation rate in Oregon was 81.3% in 2021-22, compared with 68% in 2011-12 and 80.0% in 2018-19, before the pandemic; nationally the rate went from 80% in 2011-12 to 86.6% in 2021-22.

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What is the graduation rate for disadvantaged students in Oregon?

In 2021-22 the four-year graduation rate in Oregon was 80.7% for economically disadvantaged students, 67.5% for students with disabilities and 65.0% for English learners (U.S.: 81.3%, 71.4%, 72.1% respectively).

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What is the graduation rate by race in Oregon?

By race and ethnicity, the 2021-22 graduation rate in Oregon was 74.0% for Black, 78.7% for Hispanic and 82.5% for White students (U.S.: 81.0%, 82.8%, 89.8%).

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How do students in Oregon score in grade 4 reading?

Public school students in Oregon averaged 207 in fourth-grade reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 5th lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 218 in 2019 (national public: 214, 219 in 2019). 27% scored at or above Proficient and 48% below Basic.

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How do students in Oregon score in grade 8 reading?

Public school students in Oregon averaged 255 in eighth-grade reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 21st lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 264 in 2019 (national public: 257, 262 in 2019). 27% scored at or above Proficient and 35% below Basic.

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How do students in Oregon score in grade 4 math?

Public school students in Oregon averaged 229 in fourth-grade mathematics on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 3rd lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 236 in 2019 (national public: 237, 240 in 2019). 31% scored at or above Proficient and 33% below Basic.

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How do students in Oregon score in grade 8 math?

Public school students in Oregon averaged 268 in eighth-grade mathematics on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 14th lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 280 in 2019 (national public: 272, 281 in 2019). 24% scored at or above Proficient and 45% below Basic.

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How much does Oregon spend per student?

Public school systems in Oregon spent $18,083 per pupil on current operations in fiscal year 2024, 20th highest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: $17,619), according to the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances.

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Is school spending per pupil in Oregon going up?

Current spending per pupil in Oregon rose from $12,450 in fiscal 2019 to $18,083 in fiscal 2024, up 45.2% before inflation (U.S.: up 33.6%); the change on fiscal 2023 was up 5.4%.

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What does Oregon spend school money on?

Of the $18,083 spent per pupil in Oregon in fiscal 2024, $9,951 went on instruction and $7,573 on support services; salaries and wages came to $9,321 per pupil and employee benefits $5,259.

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Where does school funding in Oregon come from?

Public school systems in Oregon received $12.1 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024: 10.5% from the federal government, 51.8% from the state and 37.7% from local sources such as property taxes (U.S.: 11.6%, 45.2% and 43.2%).

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How much does Oregon spend on public schools in total?

Total spending by public school systems in Oregon was $12.3 billion in fiscal 2024, of which $10.3 billion was current spending and $1.5 billion capital outlay on buildings and equipment; the systems owed $10.0 billion in debt at the end of the year.

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How many students are in public schools in Oregon?

572,624 pupils were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon in fall 2023, down 6.2% on fall 2019 (610,648) and down 3.4% on fall 2013; nationally enrollment was down 2.5% since 2019.

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What is the student-teacher ratio in Oregon?

Public schools in Oregon had 30,906 full-time-equivalent teachers in fall 2022, about 18.7 pupils per teacher, 5th most among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 15.4; Oregon in fall 2019: 20.2).

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What percentage of people in Oregon have a college degree?

37.8% of adults aged 25 and over in Oregon, about 1,167,000 people, held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2024; joint 17th highest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 36.8%). That is up 1.5 percentage points on 2021 (36.3%), according to the American Community Survey.

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How many people in Oregon have a graduate degree?

In 2024, 14.9% of adults 25 and over in Oregon had a graduate or professional degree and 9.1% an associate degree as their highest qualification (U.S.: 14.7% and 8.8%).

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How many adults in Oregon did not finish high school?

92.3% of adults 25 and over in Oregon had at least a high school diploma or equivalent in 2024, leaving 7.7% without one; that share is joint 19th lowest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 10.1%).

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How Oregon compares with other states

Public high school 4-year graduation rate (ACGR) (2021-22)

Oregon ranks 44 of 49, highest first. Adjusted cohort graduation rate; New Mexico and Oklahoma did not report for 2021-22

Rank	Region	Public high school 4-year graduation rate (ACGR)
41	South Dakota	82.1%
42	Wyoming	81.8%
43	Nevada	81.7%
44	Oregon	81.3%
45	Michigan	81.0%
46	Idaho	79.9%
47	Alaska	77.8%

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Graduation rate of economically disadvantaged students (2021-22)

Oregon ranks 21 of 48, highest first. Adjusted cohort graduation rate

Rank	Region	Graduation rate of economically disadvantaged students
18	Nevada	81.5%
19	Wisconsin	81.4%
20	Delaware	81.0%
21	Oregon	80.7%
22	Pennsylvania	80.1%
23	Illinois	80.0%
24	North Carolina	79.5%

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NAEP fourth-grade reading, average score (2024)

Oregon ranks 47 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP fourth-grade reading, average score
44	Michigan	209
45	District of Columbia	209
46	Arizona	208
47	Oregon	207
48	Oklahoma	207
49	West Virginia	206
50	Alaska	202

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NAEP eighth-grade reading, average score (2024)

Oregon ranks 34 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP eighth-grade reading, average score
31	North Carolina	255
32	Michigan	255
33	Missouri	255
34	Oregon	255
35	Arkansas	255
36	Kansas	255
37	Maine	255

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NAEP fourth-grade mathematics, average score (2024)

Oregon ranks 49 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP fourth-grade mathematics, average score
45	Arizona	232
46	West Virginia	232
47	District of Columbia	231
48	Arkansas	230
49	Oregon	229
50	Alaska	226
51	New Mexico	224

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NAEP eighth-grade mathematics, average score (2024)

Oregon ranks 40 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP eighth-grade mathematics, average score
37	Mississippi	269
38	Maryland	268
39	South Carolina	268
40	Oregon	268
41	Florida	267
42	Louisiana	267
43	Arkansas	266

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Eighth graders at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics (2024)

Oregon ranks 37 of 51, highest first. Public school students

Rank	Region	Eighth graders at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics
34	Texas	23.7%
35	Georgia	23.7%
36	South Carolina	23.7%
37	Oregon	23.7%
38	Hawaii	23.2%
39	Missouri	23.0%
40	Mississippi	21.6%

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Fourth graders below NAEP Basic in reading (2024)

Oregon ranks 3 of 51, highest first. Public school students

Rank	Region	Fourth graders below NAEP Basic in reading
1	New Mexico	53.1%
2	Alaska	52.6%
3	Oregon	48.3%
4	District of Columbia	48.0%
5	West Virginia	47.4%
6	Arizona	46.5%
7	Oklahoma	46.4%

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Current spending per pupil, public schools (FY2024)

Oregon ranks 20 of 51, highest first. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances

Rank	Region	Current spending per pupil, public schools
17	Maine	$19,962
18	Washington	$18,564
19	Michigan	$18,314
20	Oregon	$18,083
21	New Mexico	$17,664
22	Ohio	$17,257
23	Virginia	$17,104

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Change in current spending per pupil since FY2019 (FY2019-FY2024)

Oregon ranks 5 of 51, highest first. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Rank	Region	Change in current spending per pupil since FY2019
2	Nevada	+58.5%
3	California	+48.1%
4	Hawaii	+48.0%
5	Oregon	+45.2%
6	Colorado	+44.2%
7	Michigan	+43.6%
8	Vermont	+41.9%

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Share of public school revenue from local sources (FY2024)

Oregon ranks 30 of 51, highest first. Census Bureau

Rank	Region	Share of public school revenue from local sources
27	Tennessee	39.8%
28	Wyoming	39.1%
29	North Dakota	38.4%
30	Oregon	37.7%
31	Kentucky	37.0%
32	Wisconsin	36.0%
33	West Virginia	35.6%

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Pupils per teacher, public schools (Fall 2022)

Oregon ranks 5 of 51, highest first. Common Core of Data

Rank	Region	Pupils per teacher, public schools
2	Utah	22.2
3	California	21.8
4	Nevada	21.0
5	Oregon	18.7
6	Florida	18.3
7	Alaska	18.3
8	Alabama	17.9

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Change in public school enrollment, fall 2019 to fall 2023 (2019-2023)

Oregon ranks 48 of 51, highest first. Common Core of Data

Rank	Region	Change in public school enrollment, fall 2019 to fall 2023
45	New York	-5.9%
46	New Mexico	-5.9%
47	New Hampshire	-6.1%
48	Oregon	-6.2%
49	Mississippi	-6.3%
50	West Virginia	-6.3%
51	Hawaii	-6.5%

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Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)

Oregon ranks 17 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey 1-year estimates

Rank	Region	Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher
14	Utah	39.1%
15	Rhode Island	39.0%
16	California	38.1%
17	Oregon	37.8%
18	Hawaii	37.8%
19	North Carolina	37.1%
20	Maine	37.1%

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Adults 25 and over without a high school diploma or equivalent (2024)

Oregon ranks 34 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey 1-year estimates

Rank	Region	Adults 25 and over without a high school diploma or equivalent
31	Ohio	7.8%
32	Michigan	7.8%
33	Washington	7.7%
34	Oregon	7.7%
35	Pennsylvania	7.6%
36	Idaho	7.5%
37	Nebraska	7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

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