Corvallis School District 509J
Corvallis School District 509J is a public school district based in Corvallis, Oregon, serving 5,917 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 94 Oregon districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 455 students each, about the same as the Oregon median of 424. It spends about $13,655 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Oregon median. It has roughly 18.1 students per teacher.
How Corvallis School District 509J compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Corvallis School District 509J | Oregon median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,655 | $12,806 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,677 | $7,480 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $184.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $113.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 327 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 840 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.1 | 17.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 282 | 355 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Oregon median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Oregon
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMinnville School District 40McMinnville | 6,301 | 9 | $13,131 | 17.2 | #20 |
| Corvallis School District 509JCorvallis · this district | 5,917 | 13 | $13,655 | 18.1 | #21 |
| Grants Pass School District 7Grants Pass | 5,727 | 11 | $13,293 | 19.4 | #22 |
| Forest Grove School District 15Forest Grove | 5,712 | 11 | $13,885 | 17.3 | #23 |
| Douglas County School District 4Roseburg | 5,550 | 13 | $12,691 | 16.2 | #24 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware CountyWaycross, GA | 5,920 | $12,144 | 13.0 |
| Plainfield Community School CorporationPlainfield, IN | 5,917 | $8,726 | 18.4 |
| Mooresville Graded School DistrictMooresville, NC | 5,917 | $10,606 | 15.7 |
| Selma UnifiedSelma, CA | 5,914 | $14,997 | 21.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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