Sweet Home School District

The Sweet Home School District (#55) is a public school district serving Sweet Home, Oregon, United States and the surrounding communities of Crawfordsville, Holley, Cascadia, and Liberty, and the Pleasant Valley area.

Sweet Home School District
Location
Linn County
Greater Sweet Home, Oregon

United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
SuperintendentTom Yahraes
Budget$29 million[1]
Students and staff
Students2,347[2]
Athletic conferenceSky-Em
Other information
High schools1
Junior high schools1
Elementary schools4
Websitewww.sweethome.k12.or.us

History
The Sweet Home School District administrative office

Early history

The district was incorporated in Oregon in 1965, although district records go back to at least 1912.[3][4] Crawfordsville School District was consolidated into the Sweet Home District in 1965.[5]

Modern history

In 1990, the district was the largest recipient in the state of tax revenues from private timber harvest.[6]

In 2011, The Center for American Progress recognized the Sweet Home School District for receiving the organization's highest Return on Investment score in a nationwide study comparing student achievement relative to available funding. Sweet Home, North Clackamas and Gladstone were the only school districts in Oregon to receive the organization's highest achievement score in all areas measured.[7]

==Schools==

High school
Sweet Home High School

Sweet Home High School is a comprehensive high school serving approximately 750 students in grades 9 through 12.

Junior high school
Sweet Home Junior High School

Sweet Home Junior High School serves approximately 400 seventh and eighth grade students.

Elementary schools
Foster Elementary

Foster Elementary is a Kindergarten through sixth grade school located on the eastern edge of Sweet Home near Foster Reservoir.

Hawthorne Elementary

Hawthorne Elementary is a Kindergarten through sixth grade school located on Long Street in Sweet Home.

Holley Elementary

Holley Elementary is a Kindergarten through sixth grade school located in the community of Holley four miles southwest of Sweet Home.

Oak Heights Elementary

Oak Heights Elementary is a Kindergarten through sixth grade school located in the west side of Sweet Home.

Former schools
  • Crawfordsville School
  • Liberty School
  • Long Street School
  • Pleasant Valley School
  • Cascadia School

See also

References
  1. "Sweet Home School District 2011-12 Budget All Funds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. "Sweet Home School District 2011 Data". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  3. Sweethome School Dist. "Sweethome School Dist (Sweet Home School District 55) - Sweet Home, Oregon (OR) | Company Profile". Manta.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  4. "Oregon Historical County Records Guide: Linn County Inventory: School District Records". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  5. http://sweethome.k12.or.us/district/documents/sip/09_11%20CRsip.pdf
  6. "Sweet Home, Oregon: Profile of a Timber Town". The Register-Guard. June 24, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  7. Morgan, Sean (February 23, 2011). "Sweet Home Schools rated among most efficient in the state". The Sweet Home New Era. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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