Forest Grove School District 15
Forest Grove School District 15 is a public school district based in Forest Grove, Oregon, serving 5,712 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 94 Oregon districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 519 students each, more than the Oregon median of 424. It spends about $13,885 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Oregon median. It has roughly 17.3 students per teacher.
How Forest Grove compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Forest Grove | Oregon median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,885 | $12,806 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,869 | $7,480 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $92.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $95.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 331 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 713 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 17.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 190 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvallis School District 509JCorvallis | 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 · this district | 5,712 | 11 | $13,885 | 17.3 | #23 |
| Douglas County School District 4Roseburg | 5,550 | 13 | $12,691 | 16.2 | #24 |
| Centennial School District 28JPortland | 5,451 | 9 | $12,379 | 20.5 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaryvilleMaryville, TN | 5,717 | $11,350 | n/a |
| Newberry 01Newberry, SC | 5,714 | $13,622 | 12.4 |
| Colonial School DistrictPlymouth Meeting, PA | 5,713 | $21,533 | 13.9 |
| Desoto ISDDesoto, TX | 5,708 | $10,547 | 18.3 |
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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