Published:Friday, January 23, 2004 1:03 PM PST
Serving the South Coast of Oregon

Even the largest districts are hit
Friday, January 23, 2004 1:03 PM PST

PORTLAND (AP) - Oregon's public school population declined last fall. Here are the 2003-04 enrollment figures for the state's ten largest districts, and the percentage change from the previous year:

- Portland 48,906, down 5.3 percent

- Salem-Keizer 37,877, up 2 percent

- Beaverton 35,333, no change

- Hillsboro 19,105, up 1.4 percent

- Eugene 18,476, down 1.4 percent

- North Clackamas 16,182, up 2.6 percent

- Bend-LaPine 13,940, up 2 percent

- Medford 12,854, down 1.2 percent

- Tigard-Tualatin 11,909, down 0.6 percent

- Gresham-Barlow 11,845, up 1.1 percent.

Source: Oregon Department of Education.


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