Lincoln County School District (Oregon)

Lincoln County School District
Location
Lincoln County, Oregon United States
Coordinates	44°37′57″N124°03′27″W / 44.63250°N 124.05749°W / 44.63250; -124.05749
District information
Type	Public
Motto	"Quality Learning for All." [1]
Grades	K-12
Established	1923 [1]
Superintendent	Dr. Majalise Tolan [2]
Asst. superintendent(s)	Sara Johnson [2]
Schools	16 total [2] 12 regular schools 4 public charter schools
Budget	$58,504,000 [3]
NCES District ID	4107500 [3]
Students and staff
Students	5,187 [3]
Teachers	239.18 [3]
Staff	502.80 [3]
Student–teacher ratio	21.69 [3]
Athletic conference	Oregon School Activities Association
Other information
Total Population Under 18	9,547 [3]
Guiding philosophy	"Continuous Improvement" [1]
Mission	"To develop passionate learners and responsible citizens." [1]
Schedule	lincoln.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=3306
Website	lincoln.k12.or.us

The Lincoln County School District is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. The district serves the communities of Yachats, Waldport, Eddyville, Newport, Siletz, Lincoln City and Toledo. The district spans roughly 55 miles of the central Oregon Coast from Cascade Head south to Cape Perpetua, and encompasses about 1,000 square miles. ^[4]

Demographics

Over half of the students in the district qualify for free or reduced lunch. ^[4]

In the 2009 school year, the district had 484 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, which was 9.0% of students in the district. ^[5]

High schools

• Lincoln City Career Technical High School (Lincoln City)
• Newport High School (Newport)
• Taft High School (Lincoln City)
• Toledo High School (Toledo)
• Waldport High School (Waldport)

Middle/junior high schools

• Crestview Heights School (Waldport) (K-8)
• Isaac Newton Magnet School (shares campus with Newport Intermediate School)
• Newport Preparatory Academy (shares campus with Newport High School)
• Taft Middle School (shares campus with Taft High School)
• Toledo Junior High School (shares campus with Toledo High School)

Prior to 1985 the district called its lower secondary schools "junior high schools". In 1985, the district changed their names to "middle schools", and Lincoln Junior High School was renamed to Newport Middle School. ^[6]

Elementary schools

• Newport Intermediate School (Newport) (4-6)
• Oceanlake Elementary School (Lincoln City) (K-2)
• Sam Case Elementary (Newport) (K-3)
• Taft Elementary School (Lincoln City) (3-6)
• Toledo Elementary School (Toledo) (K-6)

Former schools

• The district closed Siletz Valley High School in 1983. It reopened as a charter school in 2006. ^[7]

Contracts

As of 2011, Lincoln Country School District contracts with Sodexo for custodial and food services, and (as of 2019/2020 school year) with First Student for transportation services. ^[4]

References

1. As per email on 2011-12-14 from Laurie Urquhart, Superintendent/Board Secretary.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lincoln County School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 14, 2011.
4. "Lincoln County School District - District Profile". Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
5. "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.
6. "Newport school renamed". Statesman Journal . June 27, 1985. p.  3C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Jacoby, Jayson (March 2, 2011). "Warriors' long wait ends". Baker City Herald . pp.  1A, 6A – via Newspapers.com.