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St. Helens, OR
Public School Ratings




St. Helens Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


St Helens Sd 502 School District details

St Helens Sd 502 School District
474 N 16th St
St Helens, OR 97051

2,808 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

St Helens Sd 502 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Oregon

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.4% of all OR school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
37%
28%
43%
17%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Columbia City School
2000 Second St
Columbia City, OR, 97018
KG-05
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
111 S 9th St
St Helens, OR, 97051
KG-05
Mcbride Elementary School
2774 Columbia Blvd
St Helens, OR, 97051
KG-05
Plymouth High School
470 N 16th St
St Helens, OR, 97051
09-12
St Helens Arthur Academy School
33035 Pittsburg Rd
St Helens, OR, 97051
KG-05
St Helens High School
2375 Gable Rd
St Helens, OR, 97051
09-12
St Helens Middle School
354 N 15th St
St Helens, OR, 97051
06-08
St. Helens Virtual Academy School
470 N 16th St
St Helens, OR, 97051
KG-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.5% 63.6%
Black 1.0% 2.6%
Hispanic 13.1% 27.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 2.2%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.6% 51.4%
Free lunch eligible 56.0% 49.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 2.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,925 $22,252,000 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,114 $3,129,000 5.9%
Staff $541 $1,520,000 2.9%
General Administration $295 $829,000 1.6%
School Administration $799 $2,243,000 4.3%
Operation $1,081 $3,036,000 5.8%
Transportation $556 $1,562,000 3.0%
Other $643 $1,806,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,030 $14,125,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,795 $16,272,000 30.9%
Total Expenditures $18,750 $52,649,000 100.0%
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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