Portland
93 Students Separate Oregon's #2 and #3 Districts
For 17 years, the ranking among Oregon's three largest school districts never changed. Portland first. Salem-Keizer second. Beaverton third.
Oregon's COVID Recovery Is Going Backward
Six years after the pandemic emptied Oregon classrooms, the state's school districts are not recovering. They are falling further behind.
Portland Loses 1,213 Students in One Year, Hits 17-Year Low
Portland SD 1J added students for nine consecutive years, peaking at 48,677 in 2019. Then it lost 6,571 of them. The 2025-26 school year brought the steepest single-year drop since the pandemic crash:...
Salem-Keizer's 8-Year Freefall Puts #2 Ranking at Risk
In 2010, Salem-Keizer SD 24J enrolled 2,256 more students than Beaverton SD 48J. In 2026, that cushion has shrunk to 93.