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Oregon City board hears steep enrollment drop, rising career-tech and voucher use
Summary
A district presentation showed Oregon City Schools fell from about 4,600 to roughly 3,300 students since the 2013–14 baseline, with open enrollment partially offsetting losses, growing private-school voucher use and increased career-technical participation.
Nate Quig, presenting enrollment data to the Oregon City Schools Board of Education on Sept. 16, said the district’s total enrollment has declined sharply since 2013–14. "We were at about 4,600 students at one time, and we're down to about 3,300," Quig said, describing that change as "quite the loss of students."
Quig broke the decline down by building: Clay High School has fallen by about 150 students since 2013–14, Eisenhower about 55 and other schools smaller but material drops. He warned that enrollment swings of 25 to 75 students in a grade can alter staffing needs by several teachers:…
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