Regular local school district · Jefferson County
Jefferson County SD 509J, OR: schools, enrollment and spending
Jefferson County SD 509J runs 9 public schools with 2,713 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 3.3 lower than the Oregon figure of 18.4.
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 2,713
- Teachers (FTE)
- 180
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- OR: 18.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 445 SE Buff St, Madras, OR 97741
- Phone
- (541)475-6192
- County
- Jefferson County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4106740
- State district ID
- OR-00000000002053
- Total staff (FTE)
- 439
- School counselors (FTE)
- 8.0About 339 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 12.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.1
Oregon18.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,755), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $55.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $11.5 million
- State revenue
- $32.9 million
- Local revenue
- $11.3 million
- Total spending
- $49.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,951
- Salaries
- $23.2 million46.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $35.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 20.7%
- State: 58.9%
- Local: 20.4%
Oregon overall
- Federal: 8.3%
- State: 53.7%
- Local: 38.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,951
Oregon$17,838
United States$16,826
Schools in Jefferson County SD 509J
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| 509J On-Line | Elementary | K to 8 | 27 | 13.5 |
| Big Muddy Elementary | Elementary | K to 8 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Bridges High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 62 | 8.9 |
| Buff Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 297 | 13.5 |
| Jefferson County Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 426 | 17.0 |
| Madras Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 384 | 14.8 |
| Madras High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 768 | 24.0 |
| Metolius Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 246 | 13.7 |
| Warm Springs K-8 AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 499 | 13.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Jefferson County
- Culver SD 4 650 students
- Black Butte SD 41 24 students
- Ashwood SD 8 3 students
- Jefferson ESD 0 students
More in Oregon
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.