Mitchell School District 55
Mitchell School District 55 is a public school district based in Mitchell, Oregon, serving 1,563 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 94 Oregon districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 22% of them. Its schools average 391 students each, about the same as the Oregon median of 424. It spends about $1,313 per student on day-to-day operations, 90% less than the Oregon median. It has roughly 30.1 students per teacher.
How Mitchell compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mitchell | Oregon median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $1,313 | $12,806 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $743 | $7,480 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $14.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 52 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 80 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 30.1 | 17.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 782 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone School District 115Gladstone | 1,618 | 4 | $12,337 | 18.0 | #70 |
| North Marion School District 15Aurora | 1,604 | 4 | $13,419 | 15.9 | #71 |
| Junction City School District 69Junction City | 1,580 | 4 | $13,151 | 16.5 | #72 |
| Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7Milton-Freewater | 1,570 | 4 | $13,171 | 15.7 | #73 |
| Mitchell School District 55Mitchell · this district | 1,563 | 4 | $1,313 | 30.1 | #74 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corunna Public SchoolsCorunna, MI | 1,564 | $11,824 | 15.5 |
| IpswichIpswich, MA | 1,563 | $22,329 | 9.6 |
| LunenburgLunenburg, MA | 1,563 | $16,555 | 14.9 |
| Highland Central School DistrictHighland, NY | 1,563 | $25,387 | 12.1 |
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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