Best Public Schools in Mitchell, OR

The city of Mitchell, Oregon has two schools serving students: Insight School of Oregon Painted Hills, a high school with 170 students in grades 7-12, and Mitchell School, an alternative school with 37 students in grades K-12. While the high school has a relatively low statewide ranking and test scores below the district and state averages, the alternative school appears to have significantly more resources per student, with a higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio.

The data suggests a disparity between the two schools in terms of academic performance and resource allocation. Insight School of Oregon Painted Hills ranks between 153-175 out of 241-268 Oregon high schools and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, while the alternative school's performance data is not provided. The alternative school, however, has a much higher per-student spending of $57,230 compared to $306 for the high school, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 5.6 compared to 15.1 for the high school.

The data also reveals that the alternative school has a significantly higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (48.65%) compared to the high school, for which the percentage is not provided. This suggests that the alternative school may be serving a specific population with unique needs, and its role in the community and ability to support students who may not thrive in a traditional school setting could be an area for further exploration.