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Enrollment data for Portland Public Schools from 1999 to 2019 [17] In the 2009–2010 school year, PPS enrolled 81.6% of the city's available school-age children. [18] Nonetheless, total school enrollment was declining, accompanying a change in Portland's demographics. As a result, the Portland Public Schools are facing increasing budget pressure.
The 1885 high school building which, in 1909, became the first to take the name Lincoln High School. With an initial enrollment of 45 students, the school was established in 1869 as the Portland High School in the North Central School sited on Block 80 of Couch's Addition (bounded by NW 11th & 12th and Couch & Davis Streets).
In fall 2022, the students proposed to the school board that it was time to select a new name and mascot and a process of online voting was established. Whittled down to three, 'Astros' was selected and went before the PPS school board for ratification in May 2023 being approved for use in 2024 coinciding with the renovated building. [29]
The board approved the calendar for the 2024-25 school year in August. School will begin next year on Aug. 26 and end June 10, 2025. Like the proposed calendars, there are a total of 177 ...
The Oregonian reported in January 1922 that Jefferson was the largest high school in Portland, with 2,063 students. [10] Hopkin Jenkins was principal at Jefferson from its opening until June 1940. [8] Due to the baby boom and passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, a new high school was slated.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools picked a 2023-24 school year calendar that maximizes instruction time and teacher workdays, according to district leaders. ... 2024. Students and teachers return to ...
Portland Public Schools repeatedly said it didn’t have the money to meet the union’s demands. Oregon lawmakers approved in June a record $10.2 billion K-12 budget for the next two years, but ...
In 1942, a statue of Benjamin Franklin, after whom the school was named, was installed outside of Franklin High School. Due to the baby boom and the passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, a new addition for arts, industrial arts , and home economics departments was slated.