Jefferson High School (Jefferson, Oregon)

This article is about the school in Jefferson, Oregon. For the school in Portland, Oregon, see Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon).

Jefferson High School
Address
2200 Talbot Road Jefferson , (Marion County) , Oregon 97352 United States
Coordinates	44°43′55″N123°00′40″W / 44.731831°N 123.01111°W / 44.731831; -123.01111
Information
Type	Public
School district	Jefferson School District
Principal	Laura Pierce-Cummings [1] [2]
Teaching staff	11.43 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9-12 [1]
Number of students	237 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	20.73 [3]
Color(s)	Purple gold and white     [2]
Athletics conference	OSAA PacWest Conference 3A-3 [2]
Mascot	Lion [2]
Website	Jefferson High School

Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Jefferson, Oregon, United States.

History

The current high school building was completed in 1978. ^[4]

Academics

In 2008, 89% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 61 students, 54 graduated, three dropped out, and four were still in high school the following year. ^{[5] [6]}

Notable alumni

• Carol Menken-Schaudt (born 1957), 1984 Olympic gold medalist and professional basketball player ^[7]

References

1. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
2. "OSAA - Error".
3. "Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
4. Jefferson High School
5. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
6. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
7. Kyle Odegard, "Still Standing Tall: and Rooting for OSU," Corvallis Gazette-Times, March 25, 2016.