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South Medford High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1551 Cunningham Ave
Medford, OR 97501
Phone
(541) 842-3680
District
Medford SD 549C
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1870
Classroom Teachers
77

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oregon

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.6% of all OR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

South Medford High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
33%
55%
46%
23%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 520 27.8%
Grade 10 493 26.4%
Grade 11 487 26.0%
Grade 12 370 19.8%
Total 1870 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.2% 67.2% 63.6%
Black 1.2% 0.9% 2.6%
Hispanic 32.9% 29.3% 27.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.3% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.3% 2.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.9% 75.7% 51.4%
Free lunch eligible 84.9% 75.7% 49.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 94,446 4,240,137
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 257.6 44
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 17.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.6% 34.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.4% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 37,368 1,680,800
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.1% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.9% 35.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.3% 19.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,050 $97,751,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $551 $7,636,000 4.2%
Staff $265 $3,678,000 2.0%
General Administration $257 $3,565,000 2.0%
School Administration $647 $8,978,000 4.9%
Operation $877 $12,165,000 6.7%
Transportation $273 $3,780,000 2.1%
Other $840 $11,653,000 6.4%
Total Support $3,711 $51,455,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,412 $33,450,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $13,173 $182,656,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,108 $4,480,175,000 42.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,236 $682,861,000 6.5%
Staff $567 $313,153,000 3.0%
General Administration $204 $112,811,000 1.1%
School Administration $916 $506,381,000 4.8%
Operation $1,083 $598,214,000 5.7%
Transportation $510 $281,831,000 2.7%
Other $1,047 $578,502,000 5.5%
Total Support $5,563 $3,073,753,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,274 $2,914,323,000 27.8%
Total Expenditures $18,944 $10,468,251,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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