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The Oregon Trail School District is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It spans 424 square miles (1,100 km2) the Oregon Trail. It encompasses several distinct, mostly unincorporated, rural areas of Clackamas County, including the communities along the Mount Hood Corridor, Boring, the city of Sandy, and a small portion of Gresham.
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- ↑ "District Information / District Profile".
- ↑ "OSAA - School Classifications and Districts".
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Multnomah County, OR (PDF) (Map). 1:184,230. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clackamas County, OR (PDF) (Map). 1:204,700. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Gresham-Barlow School District 10J - U.S. News Education". U.S. News.
