Philomath School District 17J
Philomath School District 17J is a public school district based in Philomath, Oregon, serving 1,636 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #69 of the 94 Oregon districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 234 students each, fewer than the Oregon median of 424. It spends about $12,068 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Oregon median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Philomath School District 17J compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Philomath School District 17J | Oregon median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,068 | $12,806 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,382 | $7,480 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $24.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 100 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 226 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 17.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 273 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philomath School District 17JPhilomath · this district | 1,636 | 7 | $12,068 | 16.4 | #69 |
| 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 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Joint UnifiedWinters, CA | 1,636 | $14,334 | 20.2 |
| Kinnelon School DistrictKinnelon, NJ | 1,636 | $27,068 | 11.1 |
| West Muskingum LocalZanesville, OH | 1,636 | $9,971 | 20.0 |
| Northwest LocalCanal Fulton, OH | 1,636 | $11,908 | 14.7 |
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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